Richard Rummell

Richard W. Rummell (1848–1924) was a landscape artist and illustrator in the United States. His work includes bird's eye views of college campuses[1] and futurist cityscapes.[2]

History

He was commissioned be W. T. Littig & Company around 1900 for a series watercolors depictions of American colleges and universities. The panorama views are from an altitude of about 300 feet. His paintings were engraved on copper plates and sold in limited editions. In 1910 some sepia colored versions were produced.[3] One of the W. T. Littig & Company's advertisements is extant.[4]

In the 1960s, artist Paul Victorius purchased the engraved copper plates and made hand-colored drawing from them with watercolors. He sold them through alumni offices.[3]

Work

He produced views of colleges and universities including:

His other depictions include:

  • Selected works
  • Brown University (1900)
  • Cornell University (1910)
  • Harvard University (1906)
  • University of Michigan (1907)
  • Yale University (1910)
  • Lower Manhattan (1914)

See also

References

  1. ^ Potts, David B. (March 30, 1999). Wesleyan University, 1831–1910: Collegiate Enterprise in New England. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-6360-6 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Rummell, Richard W.: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps". www.geographicus.com.
  3. ^ a b "Richard Rummell photogravures, 1906". researchworks.oclc.org.
  4. ^ "W.T. Littig & Company Advertisement, October 1911". KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA.
  5. ^ "Richard Rummell | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  6. ^ González, Robert Alexander (September 30, 2023). Designing Pan-America: U.S. Architectural Visions for the Western Hemisphere. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78494-9 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Brooker, Peter; Thacker, Andrew (May 7, 2007). Geographies of Modernism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-32911-3 – via Google Books.
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