Oil Painting of the Schooner "George S. Wood" by James Bard
date: label: date made
content: ca 1860
name: label: maker
content: Bard, James
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This painting is of the Hudson River Schooner the George S. Wood by marine artist James Bard. The ship was probably used to haul bricks as it was named after the part owner of one of the largest brick yards associated with Haverstraw, New York’s brick industry. The ship is three masted and the middle sail is inscribed “TAYLOR & Co SAIL MAKERS, NY.” An American flag and a white, red, and blue pennant bearing the name "GEORGE. S. WOOD" fly from the rear mast. The canvas is signed lower right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: James Bard (1815-1897) and his twin brother John (1815-1856) began painting steamships in 1827 at the age of twelve. At 21 they began signing their work J & J Bard, Picture Painters and shortly were listed in the New York City Directory as artists, having painted several dozen works by then. Though prolific painters of sailing vessels and steamships- James is thought to have painted over 4,000 steamships- their canvases earned them only a very modest income. Known for their technical realism, these canvases are now highly valued for their subtle artistic grace.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne American Folk Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.65.0811
label: catalog number
content: 65.0811
label: accession number
content: 256396
objectType: label: Object Name
content: painting
label: Object Type
content: Oil Painting
label: Object Type
content: oil paintings
label: Other Terms
content: Painting; Pictures; Oil on Canvas; Seascape
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: oil (overall materials)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall materials)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (frame materials)
label: Physical Description
content: wire (frame materials)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 3/4 in x 57 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 95.885 cm x 145.7325 cm x 3.175 cm