William Henly Corner

1893

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Thomas Cromwell Corner

William Henly Corner

Thomas Cromwell Corner

William Henly Corner

1893

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.

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"