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Sketch for "The Discoverer" Fresco, Assembly Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, New York
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"The Discoverer" was a fresco painted on the south wall of the Assembly Chamber of the State House, Albany, New York. It depicts Christopher Columbus on a boat, guided by personifications of Faith, Hope, and Science and accompanied by the figure of Fortune. This fresco, along with its companion, "The Flight of Night," are now hidden by a dropped ceiling. See Sally Webster's 1991 book on Hunt for detailed information on these sketches and the frescoes.See Fogg drawings 1936.10.64, 1936.10.66, 1949.21, 1956.238, 1956.239, and 1956.240 for other drawings for this fresco.
Department of Drawings
Estate of the artist; James A. O'Neill Boston; sold to Fogg Art Museum 1956.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gifts for Special Uses Fund through the generosity of Mrs. George R. Agassiz Mrs. Raymond Emerson Dr. Alexander Forbes Mr. Edward W. Forbes Mrs. Isabella Grandin The Honorable and Mrs. John F. Perkins and Mr. Quincy A. Shaw
Title: Sketch for "The Discoverer" Fresco, Assembly Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, New York
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"The Discoverer" was a fresco painted on the south wall of the Assembly Chamber of the State House, Albany, New York.
It depicts Christopher Columbus on a boat, guided by personifications of Faith, Hope, and Science and accompanied by the figure of Fortune.
This fresco, along with its companion, "The Flight of Night," are now hidden by a dropped ceiling.
See Sally Webster's 1991 book on Hunt for detailed information on these sketches and the frescoes.
See Fogg drawings 1936.
10.
64, 1936.
10.
66, 1949.
21, 1956.
238, 1956.
239, and 1956.
240 for other drawings for this fresco.
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