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Title
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Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
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Title
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Mease, Dr. James (1771-1846)
Creator
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Attributed to John Neagle
Extent
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31"x27"
Medium
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Oil on canvas; gilt frame
Provenance
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Gift of The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
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2018.11.02
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http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html
Description
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Dr. James Mease (1771-1846) was a prominent Philadelphia physician, scientist and author with wide-ranging intellectual interests. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1792; served as a hospital surgeon during the War of 1812; corresponded regularly with notable figures in the United States and abroad; and published on topics including medicine, agriculture and geology. In 1814 he published the first-known ketchup recipe to include a tomato base, effectively transforming the sauce that had previously existed in various forms to the now familiar condiment.
Dr. Mease was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, and a founding member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. In 1814 he helped found the Athenaeum of Philadelphia; among the original 139 charter shareholders, Dr. Mease held share number 7, and served as the Athenaeum’s first vice-president.
In 1800, Dr. Mease married Sarah Butler, the daughter of South Carolina Senator Pierce Butler. They had two sons who later changed their last names from Mease to Butler as a prerequisite for inheriting their grandfather Senator Butler’s vast fortune. One of the sons, Pierce Butler, married the renowned English stage actress Fanny Kemble.
Dr. James Mease died in Philadelphia in 1846.
American Philosophical Society
Athenaeum Board of Directors
Athenaeum Shareholders (and Family)
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture
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Title
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Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
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Title
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Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844)
Creator
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Circle of Thomas Sully
Extent
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31"x27"
Medium
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Oil on canvas; gilt frame
Provenance
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Gift of The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Rights
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http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html
Identifier
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2018.11.01
Description
An account of the resource
Legislator and financier Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844) was a member of the prominent Biddle family of Philadelphia, whose ancestors came to America with William Penn. A child prodigy, Biddle graduated from Princeton at the age of 15. He spent several years traveling throughout Europe, and served as secretary to James Monroe, then the US minister to Great Britain. Upon returning to the United States in 1807, Biddle practiced law, edited the literary magazine Port Folio, and helped edit the Lewis and Clark expedition journals for publication.
Biddle belonged to many Philadelphia civic organizations, among them: the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (which he helped found in 1814), the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. Additionally, Biddle served as President of the Girard College Board of Trustees and was instrumental in fulfilling Stephen Girard’s vision of building a school for poor orphaned boys.
As a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Biddle advocated for the reestablishment of a national bank. In 1816, the second Bank of the United States was chartered, and in 1819, Monroe, now president of the United States, appointed Biddle to the board of directors of the Bank. In 1822 Biddle became president of the Bank, serving in that role until 1839, when it became increasingly clear that President Andrew Jackson’s refusal to renew the Bank’s charter all but guaranteed the Bank’s failure. The Bank ultimately closed in 1841.
Throughout his career, Biddle often took respite at his country residence known as Andalusia. In 1811 Biddle had married Jane Craig, and in 1814 obtained her parents’ large house located 14 miles north of Philadelphia overlooking the Delaware River. He commissioned architect Thomas Ustick Walter (who had designed Girard College) to transform the existing Craig house into a Greek Revival masterpiece. Biddle applied his lifelong interest in the arts, architecture, and experimental agriculture to develop the home and gardens into a stately and serene estate. Today, Andalusia is a National Historic Landmark open to visitors.
Nicholas Biddle died at Andalusia in 1844 at the age of 58.
Andalusia
Athenaeum Board of Directors
Athenaeum Shareholders (and Family)
Girard College
James Monroe
Nicholas Biddle
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture
Thomas Ustick Walter
William Penn
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Title
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Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Vaux, Roberts (1786-1836)
Identifier
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1999.M05.01
Creator
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Inman, Henry (attributed)
Extent
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28.25" x 36"
Medium
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Oil on canvas; gilt frame
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
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Gift of Katharine Vaux McCauley and Mary James Vaux.
Description
An account of the resource
Roberts Vaux (1786-1836) was a successful Philadelphia businessman, politician and philanthropist. He was a moving force among Philadelphia Quakers behind the change of penology, inventing the concept of correctional institutions. He was a founder and early director (first Treasurer) of the Athenæum.
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Athenaeum Board of Directors
Athenaeum Shareholders (and Family)
Henry Inman
Vaux Family
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Title
A name given to the resource
Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Vaux, George, X (1908-1996)
Identifier
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1993.M01.01
Creator
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Kennedy, Stephen
Date
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1993
Extent
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26" x 32"
Medium
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Oil on canvas; gilt frame
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
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Athenaeum Purchase. Commissioned by The Athenaeum Board of Directors.
Description
An account of the resource
George Vaux (1908-1996) became a member of the Athenaeum in 1947 and was elected President of the Board of Directors in 1965 a position he held until a few months prior to his death in 1996. During the Vaux administration, the Athenaeum building was restored, expanded, the institution given new direction as a special collections library with museum collections. This portrait was presented to the Athenaeum at the 178th Annual Meeting in April, 1993.
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Athenaeum Board of Directors
Athenaeum Shareholders (and Family)
Vaux Family
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Title
A name given to the resource
Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Stork, Charles Wharton (1881-1971)
Identifier
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1972.42.01
Creator
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Oakley, Violet
Date
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1943
Extent
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21" x 25.5"
Medium
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Pastels on paper; gilt frame
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
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Gift of G. Frederick Stork, Rosalie Regen (Stork), and Francis W. Stork.
Description
An account of the resource
Charles Wharton Stork (1881-1971) was a Philadelphia born poet and dramatist educated at Haverford College (A.B., 1902), Harvard (M.A., 1903) and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., 1905). From 1903-1916 he taught in the English department at the University of Pennsylvania. For the next twenty years Wharton, as he was called, devoted his time to private literary endeavors, translating and editing verse and writing poetry, plays, critical essays, book reviews and fiction, in addition to lecturing and poetry reading. From 1935-1951 he taught again, this time at Harcum Junior College in Bryn Mawr, and continued writing and publishing until the 1960's. He served on the Athenaeum Board of Directors from 1919-1968.
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Athenaeum Board of Directors
Athenaeum Shareholders (and Family)
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Title
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Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Lewis, Hon. Edwin O. (1879-1974)
Identifier
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1959.03.01
Creator
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Allen, Agnes
Date
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1959 (circa)
Extent
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26" x 32"
Medium
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Oil on canvas
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
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Probably aqcuired from the artist. The painting was unveiled at the Athenaeum in October of 1959 at a reception held in honor of Judge Lewis.
Description
An account of the resource
Edwin O. Lewis (1879-1974) was a long-time member of the Athenaeum and its President from 1950 to 1955. Born in Richmond, VA, Lewis came to Philadelphia at the age of eighteen to attend the University Of Pennsylvania Law School. In 1923 he was elected Judge of Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas, a position he held for thirty-four years.
Lewis's distinguished record of public service is highlighted by his efforts to restore the Independence Hall area. He was the leader of the drive which created both Independence Mall and the Independence National Historical Park in the 1950s. The Mall's Lewis Quadrangle and the Lewis fountain were named for him.
In this portrait, by Agnes Allen (b. 1897), Lewis holds the Independence Mall blueprints. A native Philadelphian, Allen specialized in portraiture; she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Barnes Foundation. Frame is an early 20th-century reproduction, installed in 2001.
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Athenaeum Board of Directors
Athenaeum Shareholders (and Family)
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Title
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Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Scott, John Morin (1858-1945)
Identifier
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1954.01.01
Creator
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Hopkins, Kendle
Extent
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32" x 40.5"
Medium
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Oil on canvas
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
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Gift of Mrs. William Wightman Phillips
Description
An account of the resource
Son of Lewis Allaire Scott (1819-1896)
Grandson of John Morin Scott, mayor of Philadelphia during 1840's riots, who lived on Washington Square and was an Athenaeum shareholder (Share #181) from 1816-1863.
Married Anna F. Barker
Oct. 8, 1923-Elected Vice President of the Athenaeum
Oct. 14, 1924-Selected to present the Athenaeum address to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Dec. 21, 1925-ELected President of Athenaeum at special meeting to succeed George Harrison Fosher on his death.
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Athenaeum Board of Directors
Athenaeum Shareholders (and Family)
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Title
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Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Lewis, Howard W. (1854-1940)
Identifier
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1949.02.01
Creator
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Molarsky, Maurice
Date
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1936 (circa)
Extent
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25" x 30"
Medium
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Oil on canvas; gilt frame
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
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Bequest of Mabel Potter Lewis; PAFA 131st Exhibtion in Oil and Sculpture #1552
Description
An account of the resource
Howard W. Lewis was a member of the Athenaeum Board of Directors for fifty-two years, serving as Treasurer from 1888 to 1926 and as Vice President from 1926 until his death in 1940. A banker by profession, Lewis was also a philanthropist, historian, and sports enthusiast. This portrait was acquired in 1949 by bequest of Lewis's widow, Mabel Potter Lewis, who also served on the Athenæum Board of Directors. Molarsky, born 1885 in Kiev, emigrated to Philadelphia where he became a student at the School of Industrial Arts. An accomplished portrait and still life painter, he won many awards, including a silver medal at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco (1915), a gold medal from the Art Club of Philadelphia (1919), and a silver medal at the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition (1926).
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Athenaeum Board of Directors
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Title
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Portraits and Paintings
Description
An account of the resource
Presented here are portraits and paintings found in various Athenaeum collections. Most are oil paintings, though a few portraits have been included that were created in other mediums. There are additional portraits and paintings in the Bonaparte Collection, also available on this site.
Still Image
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Title
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Woodhouse, Thomas Roberts (1821-1885)
Identifier
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1939.02..01
Creator
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Bowers, Edward
Extent
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20" x 24"
Medium
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Oil on canvas; gilt frame
Is Part Of
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General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
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Gift of Dr. Samuel W. Woodhouse, Jr. Exhibited at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1857.
Description
An account of the resource
Thomas Roberts Woodhouse (born c.1821) served on the Board of Directors of the Athenaeum, from 1869 until his death in 1885. Woodhouse, who lived at 1111 Walnut Street, was a supporter of Philadelphia's hospitals, churches, and charities. He was a member of the St. Andrews Society, founded in 1749 by men of Scottish birth or descent for the relief of their "poor and distressed countrymen."
The portrait is signed and dated by Edward Bowers (c.1822-c.1865), a Maryland-born artist. Living in Philadelphia from 1854 to 1858, Bowers participated in the exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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Athenaeum Board of Directors
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