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Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4)."Fashionable Intelligence. Bill Sykes stands up, out of the rain." -Miller

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Document identity
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4278
label
Fashionable Intelligence
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drawing
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4278
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drawing
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title
Fashionable Intelligence
description
Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4)."Fashionable Intelligence. Bill Sykes stands up, out of the rain." -Miller
provenance
L. Vernon Miller, by inheritance; Kennedy Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1970, by gift.
date
1825-1870
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
albums (books)
drawings
watercolors
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
15.2
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11.1
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H: 6 x W: 4 3/8 in. (15.2 x 11.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Fashionable Intelligence. Bill Sykes stands up
out of the rain.
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wash on paper
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4486
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2170
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