Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
A New World in View The Three Vessels of Columbus
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1942
Dimensions:
27 × 39 1/2 in. (68.6 × 100.3 cm)
The Coca-Cola Company Archives
Used by permission, Courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company Archives
Accession number: SUPP2000.742
Research Number: NCW: 742
InscribedLower right: N.C. WYETH (underlined)
Exhibition HistoryMarietta, GA, 1998, no numbers
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 287; Kate F. Jennings, N. C. Wyeth (New York: Brompton Books Corp., Crescent Books, 1992), illustration in color, p. 86; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.153, p. 689
Curatorial RemarksThe order for this image was placed by the Forbes Litho Company on Nov. 28, 1942, "1 finished painting, center picture, Wall Chart, #1 in Transportation series"--the work to be completed b y the 3rd week in December.
The charcoal composition drawing (NCW 1360) for this image is extant and the Brandywine River Museum holds the "reduced photostat of the entire composition of Wall Chart #1" which was sent to the artist for his approval (H. W. Hardy of Forbes Litho Co., to NCW, Jan. 14, 1943, Wyeth Family Archives). In July 1943, Forbes mailed the artist 3 of Wall Chart #1, but none of the copies were found in the studio in 1994-1996. (Forbes to NCW, July 12, 1943, WFA).
The charcoal composition drawing (NCW 1360) for this image is extant and the Brandywine River Museum holds the "reduced photostat of the entire composition of Wall Chart #1" which was sent to the artist for his approval (H. W. Hardy of Forbes Litho Co., to NCW, Jan. 14, 1943, Wyeth Family Archives). In July 1943, Forbes mailed the artist 3 of Wall Chart #1, but none of the copies were found in the studio in 1994-1996. (Forbes to NCW, July 12, 1943, WFA).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:1. Transparency directly from artwork; 2. Digital scan of reduced "photostat" of entire composition sent to artist Jan. 14, 1943 (Brandywine River Museum library)
Photo Credit:1. Courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company Archives, 7/2004; 2: BRM staff