Caricature of Frederick V. Coville

Work on Paper

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The Arts Club of Washington Collection

"Caricature of Frederick V. Coville" by Clifford Kennedy Berryman, ink and watercolor on paper, unknown date.: Caricature of a man dressed in overalls and a hat holding a glass cube with two blueberries inside and surrounded by large blueberries.
"Caricature of Frederick V. Coville" by Clifford Kennedy Berryman, ink and watercolor on paper, unknown date.

Caricature of a man dressed in overalls and a hat holding a glass cube with two blueberries inside and surrounded by large blueberries.

Name/Title

"Caricature of Frederick V. Coville"

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink and watercoloor on paper

Subject Person or Organization

Frederick V. Coville

Series

Caricatures of past Arts Club presidents by Clifford Kennedy Berryman.

Context

Frederick V. Coville (1867-1937) Frederick V. Coville became sixth president of the Arts Club in 1927. Originally from New York, he studied there at Oxford Academy, and then at Cornell University. He moved to DC in 1888, where he spent the rest of his life. A leading botanist with the US Department of Agriculture, he took part in the 1890 Death Valley Expedition, served as curator for the National Herbarium, and was chairman of the research committee of the National Geographic Society. He has published numerous important works on botany. Of particular note to us is his 1910 work Experiments in Blueberry Culture, as he is depicted in his caricature surrounded by a “big blueberry family.” You will also notice, in the background, Berryman’s own signature Teddy Bear fleeing the scene, a gigantic blueberry in its clutches. Source: Max Gilder, intern for the Arts Club during the spring semester of 2021 while a student at the University of Maryland.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Clifford Kennedy Berryman

Role

Artist

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

10 in

Location

Building

203 Library

Update Date

September 18, 2025