Untitled
Date1909
Artist
John Wolcott Adams
(American draftsman and illustrator, 1874–1925)
Illustration CitationAlternate version of illustration for "Old College Songs," no author, in The Century Magazine, June 1909
MediumInk and watercolor on Bristol board
Dimensionscomposition: 9 15/16 × 7 in. (25.2 × 17.8 cm)
sheet: 15 3/16 × 12 7/16 in. (38.6 × 31.6 cm)
sheet: 15 3/16 × 12 7/16 in. (38.6 × 31.6 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1977
Object number1977-343
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis watercolor was a preliminary study for one of Century Magazine's series of "Old College Songs," illustrations of campus life to accompany the words and music of college songs. Although not identified by Adams, the two figures in the foreground seem to be President Abraham Lincoln (right) and General Winfield Scott (left). Lincoln visited West Point in 1862 to consult Scott, who had retired there, about Union military strategy.
Henrietta Adams McClure
1928
