Drawn from this renowned private collection, the exhibition features paintings by, among others, Albert Bierstadt, John Singleton Copley, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Thomas Moran, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart, and Benjamin West, as well as high chests, desk, chairs, and tables that represent such important centers of manufacture as Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Newport.

The full color catalogue includes essays by Dr. Landon, Museum direcor Jill Hartz, and Richard Guy Wilson, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History, and entries on individual pieces by Andrea Douglas, Museum curator of collections and exhibitions; Maurie McInnis associate professor, McIntire Department of Art; Roger Stein, emeritus professor, Mcintire Department of Art; and students in Ms. McInnis's material culture seminar
in Spring 2004.

The exhibition is made possible with the generous support of the Museum's Volunteer Board and members, the Oakwood Foundation, the Arts Enhancement Fund of the Provost's Office, and the University's Arts$ program.