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Under Cover: Artists' Sketchbooks
August 1-October 22, 2006
List of Works in the Exhibition

All sketchbooks are in the collection of the Harvard University Art Museums unless otherwise indicated.
Accession numbers and titles for the sketchbooks refer to the page openings displayed in the exhibition.

Richard Artschwager

Sketchbook No. 27, 1986–88
Untitled, 1988
Courtesy the artist and Nolan Eckman Gallery

Jonathan Borofsky

Sketchbook page
Untitled at 3,001,422, 1987
1992.334

Louise Bourgeois

Sketchbook, 1950s–80s
Untitled, c. 1968
Collection Jerry Gorovoy, New York

Edward Burne-Jones

Sketchbook, 1870s–80s
Drapery Studies
1943.1815.15.8 verso/9 recto

Sketchbook, c. 1870–78
Sandals and Wings, for "Perseus and the Sea Nymphs"
1943.1815.18.12 recto

Sketchbook, c. 1873-88
Studies of Hands for "The Bath of Venus"
1943.1815.17.6 recto

Sketchbook: Banners, 1880s(?)
Study of "Night's" Leg, after Michelangelo
1943.1815.16.6 recto

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons

Sketchbook page
Study for "Elevata," 2001
2004.56

Sketchbook page
Study for "Elevata," 2001
2004.57

Paul Cézanne

Sketchbook page
A Corner of the Studio, 1881
1962.24

Sketchbook page
Portrait of a Man, 1882-83
2003.40.5

Benjamin Champney

New Hampshire Sketchbook, 1859
Landscape with River, New Hampshire, 1859
1960.167.16 recto

Maine Sketchbook, 1878
Lake Mollychunkemuuk, Maine, with Boat and Fallen Tree, 1878
1960.166.20 recto

Jean Charlot

Sketchbook of Studies for University of Notre Dame Fresco, 1955
Studies for "Fresco Class in Action," University of Notre Dame: Nuns Making Mural; Nuns with Shovel and Trowel, 1955
1956.56.18 verso/19 recto

John Constable

Sketchbook page
Warwick from Priory Park, 1809
1926.33.138

Sketchbook page
The Gardens at Stourhead, October 2, 1811
1943.686

Walter Crane

Sketchbook ("Improved Patent Metallic Book"), 1865 [closed]
Caroline Miller Parker Collection of Works by Walter Crane, the gift of A. H. Parker, 1937. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (Typ 8300.65)

Sketchbook, 1866
Cawsand, Cornwall, August 7, 1866, 7:30 A.M.
Caroline Miller Parker Collection of Works by Walter Crane, the gift of A. H. Parker, 1937. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (Typ 8300.66.5)

Sketchbook, 1869
Cat, 1869
Caroline Miller Parker Collection of Works by Walter Crane, the gift of A. H. Parker, 1937. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (Typ 8300.69.5)

Sketchbook, 1888
Studies of Pigs, 1888
Caroline Miller Parker Collection of Works by Walter Crane, the gift of A. H. Parker, 1937. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (Typ 8300.88.5)

Henri-Edmond Cross

Pages from an Unbound Sketchbook, 1897
1961.79

Pages from an Unbound Sketchbook
1963.160

Pages from an Unbound Sketchbook, 1897
1964.15

Charles-François Daubigny

Sketchbook page
Sheet of Studies, c. 1848
1941.340

Jacques-Louis David

Sketchbook No. 14: Studies for "The Coronation of Napoleon I," 1805–6
Pauline Bonaparte, the Princess Borghese, 1805–6
1943.1815.12.11 recto

Sketchbook No. 20: Studies for "The Coronation of Napoleon I," 1805–24
Napoleon Raising the Crown in His Right Hand and Holding His Sword with His Left Hand; Napoleon Raising the Crown with Both Hands, 1805–7
1943.1815.13.53 verso/52 recto

Evelyn De Morgan

Sketchbook page
Study of Right Hand and Left Elbow and Arm for "The Love Potion," 1903
1992.387

Sketchbook page
Studies of Right Hand Holding a Staff and Feet of Poor Woman for "St. Christina Giving Her Father's Jewels to the Poor," 1904
1992.390

Paul Feeley

Sketchbook, 1964
Study for "Arpa," 1964
Margaret Fisher Fund
2006.30.11 recto

Lyonel Feininger

"Travel Notes" Sketchbook, 1921
Townscapes, September 17, 1921
1986.286.18 verso/19 recto

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Sketchbook from the Italian Period, c. 1759–61
Composition Studies, c. 1759–61
1968.42.24 verso/25 recto

Rev. Sebastian Gates

Sketchbook
Beetles, Moths, Wasps, and Other Insects

Sketchbook
Moth and Butterflies: Melipotis fasciolaris, Buckeye (Precis coenia), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

Sketchbook Page: Chinese Hat Plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea), January 15, 1921

Sketchbook Page: Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia)

Sketchbook Page: Lesser Antillean Tanager, March 1921

From the Archives of the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Sketchbook [closed]
2001.155

Sketchbook: Figures and Animals, c. 1845–47
Studies of Cows, c. 1845-47
2001.157.49 verso/50 recto

Sketchbook: ("1851/Northern New York"), 1851
From Maxon Mountain (New York), Southwestward, September 14, 1851
2001.158.19 recto

Sketchbook ("1852/Juniatta & Susquehanna"): Pennsylvania Landscapes, 1852
The Susquehanna River at Catawissa, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1852
2001.159.19 recto

Sketchbook: Italy, 1856–58
Studies of Albert Bierstadt Painting, Capri, Italy, 1857
2001.160.39 verso/40 recto

Sketchbook: Figures and Landscapes, 1860
Landscape Sketches (Tygarts Valley, Virginia; Frostburg, Maryland; Schoharie Kill, New York), 1860
2001.163.7 verso/8 recto

Sketchbook: Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1864
Western Mountain, Mount Desert, Maine, August 5, 1864
2001.164.16 verso/17 recto

Sketchbook: Washington and Oregon, 1874
Mountain Landscape; Mount Baker, Washington, August 22, 1874
2001.166.3 verso/4 recto

Eric Gill

Sketchbook, c. 1907–8
Buttresses, St. Pierre, Chartres, c. 1907–8
Bequest of Philip Hofer, 1984. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (MS Typ 790)

Arshile Gorky

Sketchbook page
Parthenon Horses, c. 1935
1974.70

Jan Josefsz van Goyen

Sketchbook page
River Scene with Ships, c. 1640s
1999.142

Sketchbook page
Three Studies of a Cow, c. 1650
1962.39

Sketchbook page
Landscape with Cottages and Figures, c. 1650
1962.40

George Grosz

Sketchbook: Manhattan Skyline and Mice, 1950–51
Dead Mouse in a Trap, 1950
1955.95.17 recto

Martin Johnson Heade

Sketchbook page
Two Views of Lake Champlain, 1860
1994.49

Ellsworth Kelly

Sketchbook page
Sketch of a Beach Cabana III, 1950
2001.31

Sketchbook page
Sketch of a Beach Cabana IV, 1950
2001.32

Sketchbook page
Sketch of a Beach Cabana V, 1950
2001.33

Sketchbook page
Sketch of a Beach Cabana VI, 1950
2001.34

Frederic Leighton

Sketchbook, c. 1872–73
Sketches of Figures and Trees; Sketches of Figures with Water Jugs, for "Captive Andromache"(?), c. 1872–73
1946.35.15 verso/16 recto

Lee Lozano

Sketchbook page
Untitled, c. 1967-68 (?)
1998.165

Sketchbook page
Untitled (Piece, Lace Piece, Withdrawal Piece, Transistor Radio Piece), 1969
1998.232

Édouard Manet

Sketchbook page
Study for "Interior at Arcachon," 1871
1957.59

Brice Marden

Sketchbook page
Untitled (Work Book Drawing, Page 11), 1983–84
2001.19

Sketchbook page
Untitled (Work Book Drawing, Page 2), 1983–84
2001.16

Sketchbook page
Untitled (Work Book Drawing, Page 10), 1983–84
2001.18

Sketchbook page
Untitled (Work Book Drawing, Page 14), 1983–84
2001.20

Carlo Spiridone Mariotti

Sketchbook
Seated Woman and Monk
1957.162.29 recto

Reginald Marsh

Sketchbook of Coney Island, 1950–51
Sketches at Coney Island, 1950–51
1962.251.19 verso/20 recto

Henry Moore

Sketchbook page
Ideas for Sculpture, 1940
1993.232

Sketchbook page
Three Standing Figures, 1948
1965.187

Benjamín Palencia

Sketchbook page
Study of a Cat, 1962
1979.283

Mel Pekarsky

Desert Book, 1980–86
Desert Landscape, March 1986
1995.44.109 verso/110 recto

Elena Prentice

Sketchbook: Italy and France, c. 1988
European Landscape, c. 1988
2004.183.3 recto

Sketchbook: Maine, 1991
Twilight, Maine, July 3, 1991
2004.184.4 recto

Sketchbook: Siena, Perigord, 1981
Landscape Near Siena, July 2, 1981
2004.185.4 recto

Sketchbook: Paris, 1982 [closed]
2004.186

Samuel Gillespie Prout

Sketchbook
Ruined Castle with Two People in a Boat
1962.57.19 recto

Joshua Reynolds

Sketchbook
Woman Reclining, Landscape in Background
Loan from Katharine Parsons
72.1984.1 recto

Sketchbook, c. 1786-92
Female Nude Riding on Clouds; Time Clipping Cupid's Wings, after Van Dyck, c. 1786–92
1919.560.1 recto

Auguste Rodin

Sketchbook, c. 1907–14
Study for "Cathédrales de France," c. 1907–14
Gift of Philip Hofer, 1967. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (MS Typ 554)

Sketchbook for "Cathédrales de France," c. 1907–14 [closed]
Gift of Philip Hofer, 1967. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (MS Typ 554)

Thomas Rowlandson

Sketchbook
Comparative Anatomy: Resemblances between the Countenances of Men and Beasts, c. 1822–26
Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, 1943. Department of Printing & Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library (MS Typ 100.1)

John Singer Sargent

Sketchbook ("1871"): Alpine Travel Sketches, 1871
Mountain Landscape, Innsbruck, Austria, June 13, 1871
1937.7.5.16 recto

Sketchbook ("1871"): Travel Sketches and Copies after Artwork, 1871
Three Studies of a Child's Head; Studies of an Antique Head; Study of a Putto, 1871
1937.7.6.14 verso/15 recto

Sketchbook ("1872"): Travel Sketches, Animal and Figure Studies, 1872
Sketch of Tree; Horses Drawing a Haywagon, 1872
1937.7.7.10 verso/11 recto

Sketchbook: Animal Studies [closed]
1937.7.10

Sketchbook: Architectural Sketches, c. 1885
Schedule, c. 1885
1937.7.14.6 verso/back pastedown

Sketchbook: Studies for "Frieze of the Prophets," Boston Public Library, 1890–95
Studies for the Prophet Obadiah, Boston Public Library Murals, 1890–95
1937.7.32.3 verso/4 recto

Sketchbook: Studies for Portraits, 1892–1901
Standing Woman; Study for the Portrait of Mrs. William Marshall Cazalet and her Children (?), c. 1900–1
1937.7.11.20 verso/21 recto

Sketchbook: Sketches of Architectural Ornament, c. 1895–c. 1916
Two Studies of Lady Margaret Spicer, c. 1906
1937.7.13.18 verso/19 recto

Sketchbook ("1912?"): Sketches for "Hell" and "Judgment" Lunettes, Boston Public Library, 1895–1916
Studies for Boston Public Library Murals: Angel and Scales for "Judgment" Lunette; Studies for "Heaven" Lunette, 1895–1916
1937.7.30.13 verso/14 recto

Sketchbook ("Rouen/Dijon/Lyons"): Portrait Studies, c. 1902–5
List of Purchases, c. 1902–5
1937.7.17.1 recto

Sketchbook: Figure, Animal, and Architectural Sketches, c. 1904 [closed]
1937.7.22

Sketchbook page
Sketch of the Base of Cellini's "Perseus," Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, c. 1909–10
1937.8.33

Sketchbook page
Rear View of the Legs and Base of Cellini's "Perseus," Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, c. 1909–10
1937.8.35

Sketchbook ("Carrara"): Animal and Figure Studies, 1911 [closed]
1937.7.18

Julius Schmidt

Sketchbook: Studies for Sculptures, 1960–61
Studies for Sculptures, 1960–61
1990.46

Ben Shahn

Studies for the Rikers Island Penitentiary Mural, 1934–35

Sketchbook page
Seated Prisoner
TL35804.3

Sketchbook page
Judge Swearing in Defendant
TL35804.4

Sketchbook page
Prisoner
TL35804.7

Sketchbook page
Profile Study of a Prisoner
TL35804.12

Sketchbook page
Three Prisoners Working
TL35804.14

Sketchbook page
Study for "Release of Prisoners"
TL35804.17.1

David Smith

Sketchbook page
Study for "Triconstruction," c. 1941
1966.42

Sketchbook page
Studies for "Home of the Welder," 1945
1966.35

Sketchbook page
Studies for "Home of the Welder:" Wife as Locomotive Parts, 1945
1966.36

Sketchbook page
Studies for "The Billiard Player," 1945
1966.37

Sketchbook page
Study for "False Peace Spectre," 1945
1966.40

Sketchbook page
Studies for "Pillar of Sunday," 1945
1966.41

Peter Soriano

Sketchbook: January 2002
Untitled, January 2002
Collection of the artist

Raphael Soyer

Sketchbook, c. 1938
Sketches of Arshile Gorky, 1938
1983.20.17 recto

Sketchbook, 1987
Study of a Young Woman with Crossed Arms, 1987
1988.453.72 recto

Abraham van Strij

Sketchbook
Man in a Fur Hat with a Basket
Collection of Otto Naumann

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbook page
Rhine Landscape, 1843–44
1982.114

Unidentified Artist, French, 18th century

Sketchbook
Pedestal with Griffins
1955.136.54 recto

Unidentified Artist, British, 19th century

Sketchbook: Brighton, 1829 [closed]
1944.22.1

Unidentified Artist, British, 19th century

Sketchbook: Italy, 1817
View of Pisa, November 1817
1944.22.2.8 verso/9 recto

Unidentified Artist, British, 19th century

Sketchbook: Spain, Portugal, North Africa
Cathedral Doorway, Spain
1962.56.12 verso/13 recto

Unidentified Artist, German, 20th century

Sketchbook, c. 1910
Standing Nude Woman, c. 1910
1984.797.9 recto

Christopher Wilmarth

Sketchbook, 1974–75
Notes on the Writings of Matisse; Studies for Various "Slip" sculptures, 1974–75
CW2001.786.30 verso/31 recto

Sketchbook, 1975
Sketch for "Wyoming," 1975
CW2001.791.9

Sketchbook [closed]
CW2001.797

Sketchbook related to Mariners' Memorial Project, c. 1987 [closed]
CW2001.802

Artists' Suppliers Catalogues

Catalog No. 12
George Rowney & Co., Ltd.
London, 1926

Straus Center for Conservation, Harvard University Art Museums

Descriptive Catalogue: Artists' Materials, Mathematical Instruments…
Frost & Adams Co.
Boston, c. 1903

Straus Center for Conservation, Harvard University Art Museums

Gallery Talks

Saturday, September 9, 11:30 a.m.
Miriam Stewart, Assistant Curator, Department of Drawings

Sunday, September 24, 2:00 p.m.
Prudence Peiffer, Ph.D. candidate, History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University

Saturday, September 30, 11:30 a.m.
Willemijn Lindenhovius, Lynn and Philip A. Straus Curatorial Intern, Department of Drawings

Saturday, October 14, 11:30 a.m.
Miriam Stewart, Assistant Curator, Department of Drawings

Programs

Sketching after School
Fogg Art Museum, Calderwood Courtyard
Series 1 - Thursdays, September 14, 21, and 28
Series 2 - Thursdays, October 5, 12, and 19
3:30–4:30 p.m.
A series of drawing lessons for children ages eight to twelve.

Family Sketching Sundays
Fogg Art Museum, Calderwood Courtyard
Sundays, September 17, October 8, and October 15
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Register for one Sunday only.
Limited to eight children (ages four and up) and their families per session.

Sunday Sketching and Painting
Fogg Art Museum, Calderwood Courtyard
Sundays, November 5, 12, and 19
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Register for one Sunday only.
Limited to ten children (ages eight to eleven) per session.

The above programs require advance registration and payment; please call 617-496-8576.

Drop In and Draw
Fogg Art Museum, Calderwood Courtyard
Sundays, September 10, 17, and 24
Saturdays, October 7, 14, and 21
Model will be present between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. on these dates.
All ages welcome.

Free with Museum admission.

Audio Clip

Click here to listen to an audio clip by Miriam Stewart, curator of the exhibition.