poetry
Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
Reputation, late 19th century - early 20th century
Poem from newspaper, 'Reputation' by James H. Harrison in St. Louis Republic.
Shorty's Saloon', late 19th century - early 20th century
Booklet titled 'Shorty's Saloon' promoting the state of Montana. Includes poems and photographs of Montana life, and illustrations by Charles M. Russell.
Song of California, late 19th century - early 20th century
A small booklet tied together with yellow string titled, 'Song of California' by California's Blind Poet.
"The Bogy-Man", early 20th century
The Mother Heart', late 19th century - early 20th century
Poem by Robert Emmet Ward entitled 'The Mother Heart.'
The Old Violin and Other Things, late 19th century - early 20th century
A booklet by Carter Hollit with six poems inside. There is an illegible pencil inscription on the inside and the booklet is addressed to Charles M. Russell.
The Thirty-Third Degree, late 19th century - early 20th century
Poem entitled "The Thirty-Third Degree" on a postcard.
Three photographs of "Childe Rowland" , 1898 - 1899
Folder 439
Curatorial Remarks
This appears to be a photograph of the 1885 version of Thomas Moran's painting, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came. Moran created a larger version early in his career in 1859 [see 4316.5607]. The painting was inspired by Robert Browning's poem of the same name, which was in turn inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear.
Sandra Pauly, Luce Curatorial Scholar of American Art, 2022
Three photographs of "Fiercely the Red Sun Descending, 1878
Folder 442
Curatorial Remarks
This appears to be a photograph of Thomas Moran's 1875-1876 oil painting "Fiercely the Red Sun Descending/Burned his way along the Heavens," currently owned by the North Carolina Museum of Art, accession number 52.9.34. The painting was inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha.
Sandra Pauly, Luce Curatorial Scholar of American Art, 2022
Xmas Where Women Are Few, late 19th century - early 20th century
Photograph of a framed painting on an illustrated Christmas card. 'Xmas Where Women are Few.' Includes a poem below a painting of man on horseback with pack horses in the snow.