Metamorphosis : amateur drawings and paintings that replicate the publication by Benjamin Sands
Scope and Contents
Discrete drawings and paintings by vernacular artists, probably created in North America, circa 1790-1820, that pay homage to the illustrations and text of "Metamorphosis, or A transformation of pictures, with poetical explanations: for the amusement of young persons," by Benjamin Sands, first published in North America in 1789. The groups of drawings and paintings are attributed to Esther Carpenter and Henry Perkins, as well as an unidentified artist. The groups replicate the original publication, in most of the examples the sheets holding the illustrations each possess an upper and lower flap that allows for the transformation from one figure to another by various foldings.
Dates
- circa 1790-1820
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Existence and Location of Copies
The entire collection is available in digital form.
Conditions Governing Use
The Metamorphosis, Amateur Drawings and Paintings that Replicate the Publication by Benjamin Sands collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From the collection of Lisa Unger Baskin and Leonard Baskin. Purchased from Cumberland Rare Books on the Jockey Hollow Fund, 2006.
Arrangement
Matrials are arranged alphabetically by attibutued author and therein by the order of illutrations in the orginal publication.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Four discrete groups of drawings and paintings by amateur artists, probably created in North America, circa 1790-1820, that pay homage to the illustrations and text of "Metamorphosis, or A transformation of pictures, with poetical explanations: for the amusement of young persons," by Benjamin Sands, first published in North America in 1789. The groups of drawings and paintings are attributed to Esther Carpenter and Henry Perkins, as well as an unidentified artist. The groups replicate the original publication, in most of the examples the sheets holding the illustrations each possess an upper and lower flap that allows for the transformation from one figure to another by various foldings.
- Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000 -- Ownership
- Baskin, Lisa Unger -- Ownership
- Carpenter, Esther
- Children's poetry
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry
- Drawings (visual works)
- Ingram, Robert
- Juvenile literature
- Metamorphic pictures
- Metamorphosis books
- Perkins, Henry
- Sands, Benjamin
- Sands, Benjamin (Metamorphosis)
- Toy and movable books -- Specimens
- Watercolors (paintings)
- Title
- Guide to the Metamorphosis, Amateur Drawings and Paintings that Replicate the Publication by Benjamin Sands
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Matthew D. Mason
- Date
- May 18, 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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