Lesson 5 Document 28
TITLE: The jolly flat boat men / painted by G.C. Bingham,
esq. ; engraved by T. Doney ; printed by Powell & Co.
CALL NUMBER: PGA - Doney--The jolly flat boat men (D size)
[P&P]
REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZC4-4904 (color film copy
transparency)
LC-USZ62-484 (b&w film copy neg.)
SUMMARY: Group of men on flatboat in river, playing musical
instruments, relaxing, and dancing.
MEDIUM: 1 print : mezzotint.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: c1847.
CREATOR:
Doney, Thomas, engraver.
RELATED NAMES:
Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879, artist.
NOTES: "From the original painting, distributed by the American Art Union
in 1847; published exclusively for the members of that year." Copyright by
the American Art Union. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of
the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ;
historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997.
SUBJECTS:
Flatboats--United States--1840-1850.
Men--Social life--United States--1840-1850.
FORMAT:
Paintings Reproductions 1840-1850.
Mezzotints 1840-1850.
REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID: (color film copy transparency) cph 3g04904 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g04904
(b&w film copy neg.) cph 3a04422 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a04422
VIDEO FRAME ID: LCPP003A-04422 (from b&w film copy neg.)
CARD #: 96516487
