Browse Collection

• Fresh East Wind Morning

  
  Identifier: ART081.
  Format: pastel.
  Creator: Dwight William Tryon.
  

  A pastel painting of the sea. Oil pastel on wood panel, l.l. signed and dated 1915.
  
  This painting in thought to be one of a series of seascapes that Tryon titled "Sea Phases," to…

• The Italian Chest

  
  Identifier: ART081.
  

  19th century, rosewood sides and mahogany front
  
  The large Italian carved cupboard, that may originally have been used to store linen or as a kitchen cupboard-sideboard, was a gift to the Library…

• Sunrise: May

  
  Identifier: ART082.
  Format: Oil pastels on wood panel.
  Creator: Dwight William Tryon.
  

  A pastel painting of sunrise breaking behind trees. Oil pastel on wood panel, l.r. signed and dated 1911.
  
  Hartford-born acclaimed artist, Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925), studied and painted in…

• Sunrise

  
  Identifier: ART083.
  Format: Mixed media on paper.
  Creator: Nanny Vonnegut.
  

  Mixed media on paper. child climbing over end of bed where 2 figures are sleeping; sun rising at top of picture.
  In memory of Francis Gillespie signed and dated l.r.
  

• Paradise Path

  
  Identifier: ART084.
  Format: Silver fiber base print.
  Creator: Judy B. Messer.
  

  Photograph of path next to Paradise Pond, Smith College, Northampton, MA showing trees in mist, path in foreground
  
  

• Gardener's Globe

  
  Identifier: ART085.
  Format: Oil on wood.
  Creator: Robin Freedenfeld.
  

  painting of hand holding a globe that reflects flower garden with path in middle.

• Garden Cottage

  
  Identifier: ART086.
  Format: Oil on canvas.
  Creator: Kathy Hession.
  

  oil painting of small white house from side, surrounded by garden flowers. mountain range in background

• Kite

  
  Identifier: ART087.
  Format: Bronze.
  Creator: Elliot Offner.
  

  Bronze sculpture of kite bird, wings up for flight

• Thomae Mori (Thomas More)

  
  Identifier: ART088.
  Format: Bronze bas-relief.
  Creator: Elliot Offner.
  

  bronze bas-relief of head of Thomas More with hat

• Portrait of Roswell Hubbard

  
  Identifier: ART089.
  Format: Oil painting.
  Creator: unknown.
  

  portrait of Roswell Hubbard
  
  The portrait was a gift to the Library in 1943 by Mrs. A.Z. Bogert of River Edge, N.J. She was the widow of Edward Herrick, maternal grandson of Roswell Hubbard.…

• Dapedium granulatum

  
  Identifier: ART090.
  Format: Sculpture.
  Creator: Elliot Offner.
  

  Bronze Bas relief of fossil Dapedium granulatum

• Portrait of Charles Edward Forbes

  
  Identifier: ART091.
  Format: Oil.
  Creator: Louise A. Bradbury.
  

  portrait of Charles Edward Forbes, benefactor of Forbes Library, side view
  Bradbury was active c. 1900

• Copy of a Portrait of Pliny Earle

  
  Identifier: ART092.
  Format: Oil.
  Creator: Copy by Louise Appleton Bradbury of work of Northampton artist Charles C. Burleigh, Jr. (1848-1882).
  

  oil, 29" x 25", cleaned, 1964
  Portrait of Pliny Earle. Copy by Louise Appleton Bradbury of work of Northampton artist Charles C. Burleigh, Jr.
  
  Mrs. Louise Bradbury (1863-1932),…

• Pro Brush and Corticelli Silk Mill, Florence

  
  Identifier: ART093.
  Creator: Walter Corbin.
  

  photographic print of Pro Brush and Corticelli Silk Mill buildings, Florence, MA with pond in foreground.
  Inkjet print by Geneviève Babin from Walter Corbin's scanned nitrate negative.
  …

• Bird on Flower

  
  Identifier: ART094.
  Format: Watercolor.
  Creator: unknown, Japan.
  

  Watercolor painting of bird sitting on one flower stalk in a larger group of flowers

• Three Young People

  
  Identifier: ART095.
  Format: Woodblock Print.
  Creator: Harunobu Suzuki .
  

  woodblock print of three young Japanese outside, with fence & garden basket
  
  Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770 possibly a 19th century reprint

• Swallow and Iris

  
  Identifier: ART096.
  Format: Watercolor Paint.
  Creator: Hasegawa.
  

  Watercolor of one blue and one white iris with 2 swallows flying toward background

• [greeting card]

  
  Identifier: ART097.
  Format: Woodblock print.
  Creator: Toyota Hokkei.
  

  Greeting Card by Toyota Hokkei, 1780-1850
  Japanese person in traditional dress, seated with large ovoid design on curtain behind. Small chest and teapot

• [greeting card]

  
  Identifier: ART098.
  Format: Woodblock Print.
  Creator: Toyota Hokkei.
  

  Greeting Card of Japanese woman in traditional dress, standing
  Toyota Hokkei, 1780-1850

• Woman Kneeling in Yellow Robe [greeting card]

  
  Identifier: ART099.
  Creator: Toyota Hokkei.
  

  Greeting Card of Japanese woman in traditional dress kneeling with large ovoid design on curtain behind.
  small box and teapot
  Toyota Hokkei, 1780-1850