Oakland, N.J., between 1836 and 1848. William E. Tucker (signed lower left, “Drawn on the spot by Wm. E. Tucker, Philada.”), pen and ink, and watercolor, on paper. 8 x 13½ in.
Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898
September 28 —January 13, 2013
Funding for the exhibition provided by:
Callaway Henderson | Sotheby’s International Realty
Drinker Biddle
Jack Morton Exhibits
Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission
New Jersey Historical Commission
Wilmington Trust | M&T Bank.
Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898
From the Collection of Joseph J. Felcone
Morven Museum & Garden is proud to present the first public appearance of this unmatched collection of New Jersey graphic history assembled by New Jersey collector and bibliographer Joseph Felcone. This exhibit, featuring 120 original works executed between 1761 and 1898, offers a visual iconography of the state beginning with a pre-Revolutionary landscape and ending with a birds eye view of a growing New Jersey city on the eve of the twentieth century.
This exhibition and accompanying catalogue reveal a comprehensive pictorial progression of the Garden State over a 150 year period. The catalogue which was Awarded the Graphics Excellence Award by the Great Lakes Graphic Association in 2013 and the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Award in the reproduction of primary sources category is available for purchase here.
Portrait of Place is now available as an online exhibition.