Thomas Cromwell Corner
William Henly Corner
1892
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Framed: 41 x 48 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (104.1 x 123.2 x 6.4 cm) Sight: 29 1/8 x 37 1/4 in. (74 x 94.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. George W. Corner
Object Number
1975.1.1
Baltimore artist Thomas Cromwell Corner painted this image of his father, William Henly Corner (1839 – 1911), in a profile pose that recalls a well-known painting by expatriate American artist James McNeill Whistler. Whistler’s Arrangement in Grey and Black (1871, Louvre, Paris), more popularly known as “Whistler’s Mother,” was widely imitated by young American painters. The painting retains its original frame, derived from reeded moldings made famous by Whistler.
The artist to his sister, Helen Corner, Baltimore; to her sister, Camilla Corner, Baltimore; to her cousin, George W. Corner, Philadelphia
The University Club of Baltimore City, Baltimore, "Exhibition of Portraits by Thomas C. Corner," Nov. 1936, no. 70 (owned by Thomas Corner)
The Maryland Institute, "Charcoal Club Exhibition," Apr. 15-29, 1955
The Art Gallery and the Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, "350 Years of Art and Architecture in Maryland", October 16 - December 1, 1984. cat. No. 50, p. 62, iil.
Government House, Annapolis, "Maryland Regional Painting 1890-1940", June 1 - September 20, 2000.
Sona Johnston and Katy Rothkopf, BMA, 'Maryland Artists from the Collection, 1890-1970,' April 24-October 27, 2002.
The Maryland Institute, "Charcoal Club Exhibition," Apr. 15-29, 1955
The Art Gallery and the Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, "350 Years of Art and Architecture in Maryland", October 16 - December 1, 1984. cat. No. 50, p. 62, iil.
Government House, Annapolis, "Maryland Regional Painting 1890-1940", June 1 - September 20, 2000.
Sona Johnston and Katy Rothkopf, BMA, 'Maryland Artists from the Collection, 1890-1970,' April 24-October 27, 2002.
Sona K. Johnston, "American Painting 1750-1900 from the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," 1983, pp. 41-42, ill. p. 42 .
The Art Gallery and the Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, "350 Years of Art and Architecture in Maryland", p. 62.
Inscribed: I.r., "THOS. C. CORNER/-1893-/R"; visible above signature but painted out, "PAINTED"; u.l., "W.H.C./54"
On View at the BMA
