Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Parker, Susan Day |
Related Records
-
4583 - Painting
"The Bunker Hill Intrenching Party" by Francis Luis Mora is a 1898 color oil painting. It depicts men listening to a prayer by Samuel Langdon, president of Harvard College, on the Cambridge Common on June 16, 1775 before the Battle of Bunker Hill. Francis Luis Mora was born in Uruguay. He painted murals for the Red Cross Headquarters in Washington D.C. and painted President Warren G. Harding's portrait. This painting is in Henry Cabot Lo...
Record Type: Object
-
4603 - Painting
"The Battle of Bennington" is a black and white oil painting with light blue sky painted by Frederick Coffay Yohn in 1898. The painting depicts a man in the center dropping his gun, as two armies fire upon one another and use their guns as blunt instruments in Walloomsac, New York on August 16, 1777. In 1898, Henry Cabot Lodge wrote "The Story of the American Revolution." Lodge commissioned the finest illustrators for the book, among them was...
Record Type: Object
-
4611 - Painting
"Capture of the British Wagon-Train by Marion" is a color oil painting in by Hugh W. Ditzler in 1898. It depicts a British wagon train surprised by Francis Marion's troops in the summer of 1780. Marion was known as the Swamp Fox for his cunning and resourceful guerrilla tactics, which won him battles despite lacking numbers and firepower. The painting is featured in Henry Cabot Lodge's "The Story of the Revolution" (Volume 2, Page 46). It...
Record Type: Object
-
4621 - Painting
This 1898 painting by F. C. Yohn entited "Siege of Yorktown" shows General George Washington overseeing artillery fire on horseback, amongst a scene of debris and soldiers.. The oil painting has naturally-depicted colors and its scene takes place during the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia. The painting was commissioned by Henry Cabot Lodge and appears on page 523 of his "Story of the Revolution," published in 1903. Susan Day Parker donated it...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.118 - Painting
"The Surrender of Burgoyne" was painted in 1898 by F. C. Yohn. Black, grey and white oil on canvas with a muted blue sky. Image depicts the surrender of General Sir John Burgoyne giving his sword to Major Horatio Gates at Saratoga, NY on October 17, 1777. The disarmed British soldiers passed between the American lines, which extended for nearly a mile. General Burgoyne, stepped to one side, drew his sword, in silence, handed it to General Gates,...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.119 - Painting
"British Defeat at Tyron County" was painted by Howard Chandler Christy in 1898. Black and white oil painting of the Tyron county men under Brig. General Nicholas Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, NY; August 6, 1777. Mortally wounded early in action, the brave old man had himself propped up with his saddle against a tree and continued to direct the battle. Howard Chandler Christy was born in 1873 in Ohio. His subjects included President Coo...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.120 - Painting
"Tearing Down the Leaden Statue of George III, on Bowling Green, New York, to Celebrate the Signing of the Declaration of Independence" by Frederick Coffay Yohn. Vertical oil painting in black, grey and muted blue depicting a statue of horse and rider being pulled down with ropes by a crowd in the night. The lead was later moulded into bullets for the American Army. In 1898 Henry Cabot Lodge wrote "The Story of the Revolution;" this image is i...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.121 - Painting
F. C. Yohn oil painting in shades of black and gray entitled "Washington's Farewell to his Officers at Fraunces Tavern New York City December 4, 1783." Painting was commissioned by Henry Cabot Lodge for his book "The Story of the Revolution," but not used.
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.122 - Painting
"Washington Taking Command of the Army at Cambridge" by Hugh W. Ditzler. On July 3, 1775, at about nine in the morning, Washington with several of the general officers, went on foot (not mounted, as he is often represented) to the elm still standing by the edge of Cambridge Commons, and here said a few words to the assembled troops and drew his sword to take command of the Continental Army. Oil painting in shades of black and gray. Painting wa...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.123 - Painting
"Battle of Lake Champlain October 11-12 1776," by Carlton T. Chapman 1898. Vertical oil painting in black and white showing burning boat at shoreline. Chapman was born in New London, Ohio in 1860 and died in 1925. He studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League in NYC. His specialty was marine landscapes and he also was a war correspondent and artist for Harper's Weekly during the Spanish-American War. The painting...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.124 - Painting
"The Attack on Quebec" by Frederick Coffay Yohn in 1898, which shows Benedict Arnold's unsuccessful attack on Quebec in Lower Canada on December 31, 1775. Oil painting in blacks and whites, horizontal, showing soldiers running in snow. The Second Division under Arnold, attacking. Arnold, who lead this part of the attack, was completely disabled by a musket wound, and was obliged to leave the field. In 1898 Henry Cabot Lodge wrote "The Story of...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.126 - Painting
"Col. William Prescott on the Parapet at Bunker Hill" by F. C. Yohn in 1898. Oil painting in shades of black & white shows Prescott standing on the parapet on Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA on June 17, 1775. The sight of that tall, soldierly figure standing calmly out in full view of the enemy gave confidence at once. In 1898 Henry Cabot Lodge wrote "The Story of the Revolution;" this image is in Vol. I, p. 79. The painting was donated by ...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.127 - Painting
Oil painting of the "Fight at North Bridge over the Concord River in Concord, MA" April 19, 1775. Painted primarily in black and gray, but the British soldiers are shown wearing red coats. This painting was commissioned by Henry Cabot Lodge for his two volume book "The Story of the American Revolution" and this image can be seen in Vol. 1 on page 43. On Exhibit in Revolutionary War Room: Return to Rm 32 A28
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.128 - Painting
"Capture of Cutter Royal George" is a black and white oil painting on canvas by Carlton Theodore Chapman circa 1898. The Cutter Royal George was a British ship. This painting was commissioned, but not used in Lodge's The Story of the Revolution. The painted was donated by Susan Day Parker in 1904.
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.129 - Painting
"Ranger Defeats the Drake" by Carlton Theodore Chapman in 1898. Color oil painting shows two ships in battle and smoking during the The Battle of Lake Champlain in April 1778. This painting was commissioned, but not used in Lodge's book, The Story of the Revolution.
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.130 - Painting
"Bonhomme Richard Defeats the Serapis" depicts the Battle of Flameborough Head in September 1779 and was painted by Carlton Theodore Chapman in 1898. Chapman was born in New London, Ohio in 1860 and died in 1925. He studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League in NYC. He also served as war correspondent and artist for Harpers Weekly during the Spanish-American War. This painting was commissioned, but not used in Henry...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.131 - Painting
"Clark's Advance Against Vincennes" is a 1898 color oil painting on canvas by F. C. Yohn of a battle during the Revolutionary War. Soldiers travelled across Horse Shoe Plain, four miles of wading in water, sometimes breast high. In 1898 Henry Cabot Lodge wrote "The Story of the Revolution;" this image is in Vol. 2, Page 25. The painting was donated by Susan Day Parker in 1904.
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.132 - Painting
Oil painting done in shades of black and gray entitled "Washington's Troops Disembarking on the Trenton Shore of the Delaware River" on December 25, 1776, which was completed in 1898. This painting was commissioned by Henry Cabot Lodge for his two volume book "The Story of the Revolution" (Vol. 1, Page 209).
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.133 - Painting
"The Battle of Kings Mountain" on the border of North and South Carolina October 7, 1780. Black and white oil painting by F.C. Yohn in 1898 showing solders around a tree in the foreground and a battle in the background. The British rallied and drove their foes back with bayonet in one place only to meet them in another, and each time the wave of backwoodsmen came a little higher. In 1898 Henry Cabot Lodge wrote "The Story of the Revolution", t...
Record Type: Object
-
988.508.135 - Painting
"The Capture of Paulus Hook" depicts the battle where Henry Lee captured Paulus Hook in Jersey City, New Jersey. The artist Clyde Asmer Deland was active in the Philadelphia region. He graduated from the University of Rochester. He painted historic scenes for the National Museum and Carpenter's Hall. He also illustrated Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood. This illustration was in Henry Cabot Lodge's Story of the Revolution (Volume 2, Page 139) a...
Record Type: Object
