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On Display: House - Winterthur Hall
Painting
Election Day in Philadelphia
John Lewis Krimmel
1815
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Lewis Krimmel (Painter)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1959.0131 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0131 A
Object Name
Painting
Title
Election Day in Philadelphia
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
John Lewis Krimmel (Painter)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Lower left on curbstone
Inscription: I. L. KrimmeL pinxit. 1815
Type: Label
Location: Near bottom on reverse of proper right member
Inscription: [Earles label]
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Social/political commentary
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
- Pine, white
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
16.3 (H) x 25.45 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.4 (H) x 64.65 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published as fig. 32, pp. 186-8.Book: Harding, Anneliese. 1994 John Lewis Krimmel: Genre Artist of the Early Republic. 268 p.
• Published as fig. 130, pp. 83-87.Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 55, pp. 108-09.Book: Miller, Lillian B. 1996 The Peale Family: Creation of a Legacy 1770-1870.
• See p. 133.Article: Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
• Published as pl. no. 2, p. 761.Book: McCrossen, Alexis. 2013 Marking Modern Times: A History of Clocks, Watches, and Other Timekeepers in American Life.
Book: Barrett, Ross. 2014 Rendering Violence: Riots, Strikes, & Upheavel in 19th Century American Art.
Other: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian. Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and the American Indian Nations.
Book: American Stories: A History of the United States. 1.
Book: Norton, Mary Beth & Kamensky, Jane. 2015 A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, Brief 10th Edition.
Other: ARK Media & Public Broadcasting Service. The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.
Book: Hewitt, Nancy A. & Lawson, Steven F. 2012 Exploring American Histories, Volume 1: A Brief Survey with Sources. 1.
Article: Barrett, Ross. 2013 Violent Prophecies: Thomas Cole Republican Aesthetics. Smithsonian Studies in American Art. 27 (1)
Book: Moss, Roger W. 2008 Historic Landmarks of Philadelphia.
Book: Divine, Robert A., et al. America: Past and Present. Combined.
Book: Remy, Richard C. 2010 United States Government: Democracy in Action.
Book: Kennedy, David M. & Cohen, Lizabeth. 2015 The American Pageant.
Book: Howard, Hugh. 2009 The Painter's Chair: George Washington and the Making of American Art.
Article: Strazdes, Diana. 2022 The Transformative Power of Spaces: Rembrandt Peale's Patriae Pater and Lafayette in Philadelphia. Winterthur Portfolio. 56, No. 2/3 (Summer/Autumn 2022): 95-126.
• Published: p. 116, fig. 15