Drawing

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.80.6

Description

Drawing of Rip Van Winkle and children on oversized heavy paper: rather bedraggled young Rip in coonskin cap, drop-shoulder shirt, vest with buttons, breeches, stockings and tie shoes adjusts the wheel on a simple two-wheeled toy wagon with pliers while three children watch; boy to the right of Rip leans on a grindstone with his back to the audience, he is dressed in a short sleeved shirt, breeches with buttons and a patch on the knee, stockings and tied shoes; boy in ragged hat, shirt and pants watches Rip while sitting on the work bench with his arms crossed and resting on his knees; behind the boy is a girl who rests her arm on the boy, she wears a dress with tie and shoes; behind the group is a wall with vertical planking a casement window with pan resting on sill, horse shoes on a hook and on the sill, straw hanging from the hayloft and fishing pole, pitch fork, rake and hoe, a plane and two blocks of wood rest on the work bench; in the right corner a dog scratches under his ear; brown craft paper border around drawing; signed "Victor Perard" in the lower right corner.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Victor Semon Perard

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1933

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SP 2268

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

19-7/8 in

Width

14-9/16 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 19 7/8 x 14 9/16 x 1/2 in. (50.5 x 37 x 1.3 cm)

Material

Paper, Pencil, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some surface dirt.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.80.5 - Book, Mock-up - Similar item SS.80.7 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.8 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.9 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.10 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.11 - Drawing - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This drawing appears as the first illustration in the dummy book for Rip Van Winkle (SS.80.5).

Note Type

General Note

Note

For Visions exhibition, packed in Crate #5.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial