American Wonder: Folk Art from the Collection

October 1–December 22, 2014

Discover the early years of our nation through portraits, landscapes, commemorative mourning pictures, weather vanes, and decorative sculptures that reflect the daily lives and aspirations of Americans between the years 1776 and 1865. American Wonder begins in Colonial New England, evoking the world of early settlers, and ends in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the pitched optimism of the Gold Rush met with dreams of a post-Civil War American Eden.

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  • John Brewster, Jr. (attributed to): Portrait of a Boy in Green, c. 1805–10; oil on canvas; 53 ¾ x 32 ¼ in.; gift of W. B. Carnochan.

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  • Drawing

    Untitled (portrait of a man- possibly George Morse of Clinton)

    Ruth Henshaw (Attributed to) Bascom

    1835
    pastel, watercolor and graphite on paper
    18 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.1

  • Drawing

    Portrait of Betsy Downst

    Joseph H. Davis

    1837
    ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper
    9 1/4 x 7 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.3

  • Drawing

    View of the Court House and Washington Street in 1839

    P. Derby

    1887
    ink on paper
    5 x 6 3/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.4

  • Drawing

    Hannah Fowler Davison and Percival Davison

    James Sanford Ellsworth

    1850
    watercolor on paper
    3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (each)
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo in honor of Jacquelynn Baas
    1999.13.a-b

  • Drawing

    Slate Bluff Mining Company

    Charles Elveena

    1860
    watercolor on gold paper
    18 x 23 1/2 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1995.16

  • Painting

    A Young Naval Officer

    E. E. Finch

    1840
    oil on canvas
    21 1/8 x 17 1/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1977.13

  • Drawing

    The Flower Basket

    Jurgan Frederick Huge

    1856
    watercolor and pencil on paper
    16 1/2 x 12 in. (molded gold leaf frame and reverse painted glass.)
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.7

  • Drawing

    Untitled (landscape with hunters)

    Mary Ann (Attributed to) Parker

    1785
    watercolor on paper
    12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.9

  • Painting

    Alexander Dix

    Sarah Perkins

    1790-1800
    oil on canvas
    36 x 27 3/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan
    1991.6.1

  • Painting

    View of Providence, Rhode Island

    Unknown (United States)

    1820-1830
    oil on wood panel
    28 x 29 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan
    1992.22

  • Painting

    Marine Scene

    Unknown (United States)

    1840
    oil on canvas
    15 3/4 x 23 1/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1974.23

  • Drawing

    James Dickinson and his Dog, Spot, Aged 4 Years

    Unknown (United States)

    1835
    pencil and watercolor on paper
    6 x 4 1/2 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.14

  • Work on paper

    Untitled (scissor cut paper Valentine in the form of a snowflake with ink inscription)

    Unknown (United States)

    1852
    paper and ink mounted on fabric
    11 3/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.21

  • Painting

    Basket of Fruit

    Unknown (United States)

    1835-1845
    oil on panel
    27 1/4 x 20 3/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1977.24.3

  • Painting

    Portrait of a Boy in Green (Samuel Field McIntire)

    John Brewster

    1805-1810
    oil on canvas
    53 3/4 x 32 1/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan
    1991.6.2

  • Sculpture

    Ship's Figure Head

    Unknown (United States)

    painted wood
    Overall: 55 x 16 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (depth measured at base)
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1982.3

  • Painting

    Mourning Picture

    Caroline Willard Brooks

    1816
    oil on velvet
    17 1/2 x 21 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.2

  • Drawing

    Holman Memorial

    Elsey Holman

    1815
    watercolor on paper
    23 x 20 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.6

  • Drawing

    A View from North River

    Maria Hyde Humphrey

    1840
    stencil and graphite wash on paper
    8 3/4 x 11 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.8

  • Painting

    Dr. Wright, Montague, Massachusetts

    Erastus Salisbury Field

    1831-1841
    oil on canvas
    24 3/8 x 21 3/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1972.79.1

  • Painting

    Mrs. Wright, Montague, Massachusetts

    Erastus Salisbury Field

    1831-1841
    oil on canvas
    24 1/2 x 21 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1972.79.2

  • Drawing

    Untitled (silhouette portrait of George Washington)

    Samuel Folwell

    1795
    watercolor and ink on paper
    6 1/2 x 5 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.5

  • Painting

    Mount Vernon

    Unknown (United States)

    1838
    pastel on primed sandpaper
    21 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1996.7.15

  • Painting

    A Lady

    Unknown (United States)

    1835-1845
    oil on canvas
    35 7/8 x 28 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Bliss Carnochan and Nancy Edebo
    1977.24.1

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