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Dr. and Mrs. William H. Gerdts

he: 1929 - 2020; she: born 1937

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Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Founder's Medal (obverse), struck c. 2005, silver, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.129.a

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Founder's Medal (obverse)

Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis · struck c. 2005 · silver ·  Accession ID  2018.44.129.a

Claude Raguet Hirst, Queens of the Garden, 1884, black crayon on wove paper, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.52

Queens of the Garden

Claude Raguet Hirst · 1884 · black crayon on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.52

British 18th Century, London Magazine, The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1761, engraving on laid paper, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.49

The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania

British 18th Century, London Magazine · 1761 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.49

This painting shows a man sitting on the ground in a woodland setting. On the right, light in the distance suggests an opening in the trees, which shows a small body of water with a white sailboat on it, barely visible through the foliage. The trees have dense leaves in shades of green, dark red, and burnt orange. In the center is an open green patch where the man sits on the left. He has pale skin, curly gray hair, and a gray beard. His eyes are wide, and one of his hands is raised to his head. He wears a brown jacket over a brown-green vest, red trousers, blue stockings, and brown shoes, a hat and rifle on the ground beside him. He is illuminated by a patch of light, while the rest of the forest is dark, aside from the opening on the right.
Henry Inman, Rip Van Winkle Awakening from his Long Sleep, 1823, oil on wood, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.134

Rip Van Winkle Awakening from his Long Sleep

Henry Inman · 1823 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  2018.44.134

This painting shows clusters of dark purple, light green, and pinkish grapes on a white cloth-covered table, with large red and yellow apples on the table behind the plate. A small cluster of green grapes spills onto the table in the bottom left. The fruit and plate cast dark shadows on the cloth. The cloth on the table is creased, and the surface below is dark brown. The wall behind the fruit is tan.
Barton Stone Hays, Still Life, Apples, Grapes, n.d., oil on canvas, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.13

Still Life, Apples, Grapes

Barton Stone Hays · n.d. · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2018.44.13

Edward S. Bartholomew, Ruth, Orpah, and Naomi, 1855, marble, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2004.165.1

Ruth, Orpah, and Naomi

Edward S. Bartholomew · 1855 · marble ·  Accession ID  2004.165.1

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Still Life of Fruit: Concord Grapes, Cherries and Green Apple

John William Hill · 1870s · watercolor and gouache on paper ·  Accession ID  2004.165.9

Arthur B. Frost, View of Giverny, 1908-1909, graphite on green wove paper, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.47

View of Giverny

Arthur B. Frost · 1908-1909 · graphite on green wove paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.47

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A Child's Garden of Verse

Robert Louis Stevenson, Maude Hunt Squire, Ethel Mars, R. H. Russell · 1900 · bound volume with black and white illustrations, plus some in color ·  Accession ID  2018.44.115

Edwin Howland Blashfield, Study of Hands, 1909, charcoal heightened with white on green wove paper, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.40

Study of Hands

Edwin Howland Blashfield · 1909 · charcoal heightened with white on green wove paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.40