MARYLAND COMMISSION ON ARTISTIC PROPERTY MEETING
by Carol Borchert
The first meeting of the re-organized Maryland Commission on Artistic Property took place on November 6 at the Archives. Those present included Mrs. Glendening and representatives from the Academy of the Arts, the Maryland Historical Society, the Maryland Institute College of Art, the Walters Art Gallery, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Peabody Institute, and the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. After a welcome by Ed, Mrs. Glendening presented certificates to new members Alan Fern, Michael Humphries, Gerald Johnson, Toby Mendez and Francoise Yohalem.
It was announced that a recent re-appraisal of works of art in the Annapolis Complex and Peabody collections was undertaken this past spring and Ed noted that the overall value of both collections was enhanced by this appraisal, and that the results will be available in the near future through the State Archives website by password. He also noted that the Peabody Collection is entirely on-line now through the Archives website, and that any researcher or interested person can access information on the artist, title, classification and location of each object. He also said that the Archives is probably the first institution in the nation to make this type of information available on-line.
A number of announcements were made concerning the status of the collection, including the present review of the condition of objects by the Carol, and the recent application for a conservation assessment grant. The donation of an eighteenth-century portrait believed to be a member of the Calvert family was also reported, as was the unfortunate closing of the Baltimore City Life Museums and the return to the Archives of objects on loan to that institution.
Several loan requests also came before the Commission, and it moved that Mary Cassatt's Young Woman In Black (pictured above) should be loaned to the Art Institute of Chicago for its upcoming exhibition. The Commission also approved the inclusion of the painting in the Baltimore Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition "Impressionist Portraits from American Collections". The Commission voted to accept a proposal for an exhibit drawn from the Gilmor Collection works on paper of the Peabody Collection. Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848) collected a large number of works on paper during the 1840s. As a native of Baltimore with strong connections to the city's Peabody Institute, a major portion of Gilmor's collection was donated to this institution, and became part of the Peabody Art Collection. The planned exhibition will feature a number of the works on paper collected by Gilmor and will be co-curated by the Commission's Curator of Artistic Property and the Curator and Archivist of the Peabody Institute. Mrs. Glendening agreed that Government House would prove an appropriate venue for the exhibition.
The Secretary announced that the Archives' staff is working on a book featuring works of art from the state collection. The book is entitled From Private Mansion to Public Residence: The Official Homes of the First Ladies and Hostesses of Maryland and publication date is scheduled for October of 1998.
The meeting concluded with a presentation to Mrs. Glendening of a framed copy of The Baltimore News of May 11, 1907 featuring a photograph of Mrs. Warfield and Mark Twain. Mrs. Glendening thanked the Archives for all of their work to ensure continued research into the lives of Maryland's First Ladies.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ACCESSIONS
MSA SC 3910: Cade Collection
n. d.
Lithographs, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Limited
editions, used to raise money for the Lee and Jackson memorial in
Richmond, VA. Gift of Ardath Cade, in memory of Senator John A.
(Jack) Cade and in commemoration of his abiding interest in the
history of the Civil War and Maryland.
MSA SC 4775: Chester River Month Meeting Collection
1997
Cecil Burial Ground Handbook, prepared by the Trustees of
the Cecil Burial Ground for members of Chester River Monthly
Meeting, Chestertown, Maryland and for interested Friends,
February 1997.
MSA SC 4776: Belt Collection
various dates
Walter E. Belt, Jr. and Nancy Belt Vincent, "Some
Descendants of Charles Tilman Belt...." Fall 1995.
MSA SC 4777: Maryland State Archives Illustrations
Collection
1855 c. - 1911
Illustrations and maps from 19th century newspapers and atlases,
most relating to the Civil War.
Illustrations from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
include: "President Harrison Duck-Shooting at Bengies,
Maryland"; "Invasion of Maryland -- General Kilpatrick
Repulsing the Rebel Stuart at Boonsboro, July 8.";
"Uncle Sam -- 'There, Bub -- There's a quarter for you, and
now go and let that poor black bird loose.'"
Illustrations from Harper's Weekly include:
"Execution of Private Lanahan, of the Regular Army, for
Murder, at Washington"; "Embarkation of Part of General
Burnside's Expedition at Annapolis, on Board the Hussar";
"Seventh Regiment on Board the Boston, En Route for
Annapolis"; "The Men of the Eighth Massachusetts
Regiment Repairing the Bridges on the Railroad from Annapolis to
Washington"; "General View of Annapolis, With the Constitution
in the Foreground"; "The Practice Battery at
Annapolis"; "Target Practice from the Naval
Battery"; "The Burning of the United States Arsenal at
Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861"; "The March of
the Virginians on Harper's Ferry, 9:30 P.M. April 18, 1861";
"The Statue of Baron De Kalb at Annapolis, Maryland."
Illustrations from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room
Campanion include: "Duck Shooting on the Potomac";
"Interior of Canfield, Brother & Co.'s Jewelry Store,
Baltimore."
Illustrations from the New York Illustrated News
include: "Shooting a Rebel who was Caught Tampering with the
Rails of the Annapolis Road."
Illustrations from the Saturday Evening Post include:
Harry Snowden Stabler, "His Succulency -- the Oyster:
Showing how the Oysterman has Made His Own Bed." With
illustrations of packing tubs and packing room.
Illustrations from The Illustrated London News include:
"The Civil War in America: Attack on the Pickets of the
Garibaldi Guard on the East Branch of the Potomac."
Illustrations from The New York Illustrated Times
include: "Enthusiastic Reception in Maryland of the Author
of those Affecting Lines, 'My Maryland.'
Other illustrations include the reinterment of John Paul Jones
at the Naval Academy, "Chaplain H.H. Clark, of the Naval
Academy, officiating at the Services attending the Interment of
the Body"; "The Body lying in State under Guard on the
U.S. Cruiser Brooklyn, which brought it from France to
America"; "The Body being placed in the temporary Vault
where it will lie until the Completion of the Crypt now being
Built for it" and the House of Delegates, State House.
Maps include: "Survey of the Coast of the United States,
"Patapsco River and the Approaches."
Plates from the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the
Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865 include: U.S. Corps
Topographical Engineers, "Map of the Battle of the Antietam
fought on the 16th and 17th September 1862..." Accompanying
report of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan U.S. Army, Series 1 Vol.
XIX Part 1 page 36; "Engagement at Deserted House or Kelly's
Store near Suffolk, VA, January 30th 1863" found among the
offical reports Series 1 Vol. XVIII page 132; Thomas Peters,
"Battlefield of Gettysburg July 1-4, 1863" To accompany
report of Brig. Gen. Geo. H. Steuart, C.S. Army, Series 1 Vol.
XXVII Part 2 Page 509; "Map of the Position of the Cavalry
during the Engagement of April 4th 1863" Series 1 Vol. XVIII
Part 1 page 3; "Map of that portion of the Battle-field of
Antietam Occupied by the Troops Under Maj. Gen. Burnside"
Accompanying report of Maj. Gen. A.E. Burnside, U.S. Army Series
1 Vol. XIV Part 1 Page 418; "Map of the Battle of Antietam
Fought on the 16th and 17th September 1862" To accompany
reports of Surg. J. Letterman U.S. Army and Maj. A.J. Myer, Chief
Signal Officer U.S. Army; "Map of the Battle-Fields of
Harper's Ferry and Sharpsburg with Position of Troops, Routes of
Army &c Sept. 13 to 17, 1862."
MSA SC 4778: Fletcher & Boeselt Cartographic Collection
n. d.
Fletcher & Boeselt, U.S. Historical Series, "The
Original 13 Colonies, Colonial America."
MSA SC 4779: First Day Cover Collection
1987
First day stamp covers commemorating the Bicentennial of the
Constitution and the Federalist. Collection includes 5
covers canceled July 19, 1987, Concord, NH with 22 cent USA
stamp; 5 postcards with 14 cent Constitutional Convention stamp
canceled July 19, 1987; 49 covers, canceled June 13, 1987,
Annapolis, for the Federalist with 22 cent USA stamp; 17 covers
with 22 cent USA stamp and 3 cent Annapolis Tercentenary stamp.
MSA SC 4780: Frese Collection
1976
Posters, historic sites in Somerset County, done for the American
Revolution bicentennial. Includes Reward, Sudler's Conclusion,
Williams Conquest, Makepeace, Rehobeth Presbyterian Church,
Kingston Hall, Washburn House, Tunstall Cottage, Harrington,
Whitehall, Liberty Hall, and Almodington.
MSA SC 4781: Tuerke-O'Meara Collection
Painting, Charles Bridges, attr., A Member of the Calvert
Family. With frame: 30"x25."
MSA SC 4782: DuPont Collection
1997
Photographs, graves of Governor Samuel Stevens and family, Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, MD. Includes Governor Stevens (1778-1860),
his wife Elizbeth (1787-1834), and their children Robert
(1813-1831) and Rebecca (1805-1854) and his mother Elizabeth (d.
1791).
MSA SC 4783: Rowe Collection
various dates
Personal Papers, Ms. Ruth Rowe. Formerly from the collections of
The Archives, The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins
University, accession no. 1997.8.
MSA SC 4784: Bradshaw Collection
various dates
Information from the Bradshaw family bible, Smith Island,
Maryland.
MSA SC 4785: Emily Peake Collection
var. dates
Electronic files, complete transcriptions of tombstones in St.
Anne's Cemetery
MSA SC 4786: Merrill Collection
1947
A photograph by Aubrey Bodine of the Bethlehem Steel Mills.
Edward C. Papenfuse, State Archivist
Patricia V. Melville, Editor
Mimi Calver, Assistant Editor
Lynne MacAdam, Production Editor
Rita Molter, Circulation
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