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Herman Decker

Lonsdale Wharf, Providence, R.I.

Description

Maker

Herman Decker (American, 1824/25-1894)

Title

Lonsdale Wharf, Providence, R.I.

Year

1878

Medium

Gouache on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Gouache on paper

Materials

gouache, watercolor

Dimensions

61 x 96.5 cm (24 x 38 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LC:Painted by Herman Decker, Providence/R.I. July 1878 Signed, LL:H. Decker (H. & D interlocked)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.020X

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors

Jan 27, 1999 – Apr 11, 1999

Label copy

Decker was a local tradesman and artist who gave lessons in painting with oil and watercolor. This view depicts the bustling rail terminus between Fox Point and India Point at the base of Hope Street.

Picturing Providence 1790-1930

Jul 17, 1992 – Aug 29, 1992

Label copy

In 1873 the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company opened the Providence, Norfolk and Baltimore Steamship Line and ran it from Lonsdale Wharf. This location on India Street at the foot of Hope Street provided connection for steamers to the railroad lines which ran along India Point. It is likely that this detailed rendering of the wide variety of transportation modes available at Lonsdale Wharf was commissioned by the company as the basis for an advertisement.

The Ocean

Aug 17, 1990 – Oct 07, 1990

Raid the Icebox 1 with Andy Warhol

Apr 23, 1970 – Jun 30, 1970

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Herman Decker (American, 1824/25-1894)

Lonsdale Wharf, Providence, R.I., 1878

Gouache on paper

61 x 96.5 cm (24 x 38 inches)

Mary B. Jackson Fund 34.020X

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