Other items include artists' models for large-scale bronzes, pedestals, and life and death masks. Some items are preparatory sketches, such as various views of Civil War battlefields, which were probably executed a few years after the war. Others are highly finished compositions intended for publication, including Hugh McBarron's watercolor of soldiers planned for reproduction on the lids of boxes of toy soldiers. The Paintings and Sculpture collection is open to researchers by appointment only. Information about the collection is accessed through a card catalog file that catalogs items by artist, by title, and by subject matter.
Authority files contain additional information relating to specific artifacts in the collection.
Staff members can check the card catalog and files at the researcher's request. Fees are printed in the Historical Society's Reproduction Fees Schedules . Please allow at least four to eight weeks to process your order. The collection is open to researchers by appointment only. You must call or write several weeks in advance to make an appointment.