The Amateur Circus

Artist George Cochran Lambdin American, 1830–1896

Date1869

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions22 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (56.5 x 74.3 cm)
Frame: 31 1/16 x 38 in. (78.9 x 96.5 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number52.9.21

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Provenance**Created United States, 1869; collection of the artist; [Geo. A. Leavitt & Co., New York, April 29–30, 1873, no. 106]. [John Levy Galleries, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1952.Published References(review of National Academy exhibition), Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 28 (May 8, 1869), noted 115.

New York, NY, Geo. A Leavitt & Co., “Mr John H. Sherwood’s Collection of Fine Modern Oil Paintings,” (auction catalogue) April 29–30, [1873?], no. 106.

W.R. Valentiner, Catalogue of Paintings: Including Three Sets of Tapestries (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1956), no. 24.

American Paintings to 1900: Catalogue of Paintings, Vol. 1, 2nd ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1966), no. 36, illus. (b-w).

American Paintings from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art (brochure) (Charlotte: Mint Museum of Art, 1975), no. 24.

American Paintings from the Permanent Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art (exhibition catalogue) (Asheville: Asheville Art Museum, 1976), listed (with artist's bio.) 20.

Ruth Irwin Weidner, George Cochran Lambdin, 1830-1896 (exhibition catalogue) (Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine River Museum,1986), no. 16, discussed 12, 34, 38, illus. (b-w) 15, detail illus. (b-w) fig. 9.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, National Academy of Design, "Annual Exhibition," 1869, no. 321 (owned by John H. Sherwood).

Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum of Art, "American Paintings from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art," September 7-October 19, 1975, no. 24.

Asheville, NC, Asheville Art Museum, "American Paintings from the Permanent Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art," May 16-June 27, 1976, listed (with artist's bio.) 20.

Fayetteville, NC, "Inaugural Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art," May 1-30, 1978.

Chadds Ford, PA, Brandywine River Museum, "George Cochran Lambdin, 1830-1896," September 6-November 23, 1986, no. 16, illus. (b-w) p.15.6.

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