Catalogue Raisonnes

Overview

Janet Gwendolyn Smith Art has undertaken comprehensive catalogue raisonne projects for three significant American artists: Robert Fletcher Gilder, Norman Mangold, and Walter Buckingham Swan. These projects involve extensive documentation of the artists' complete bodies of work, including research into private collections, institutional holdings, and provenance.

Robert Fletcher Gilder (1856-1940)

Robert Fletcher Gilder was a Nebraska artist known for his landscapes of the Nebraska region and the American Southwest. The catalogue raisonne project involves documenting works held in private collections throughout the region.

Gilder's work captures the character of the Nebraska landscape and the broader American West. The project involves identifying, photographing, and cataloguing works from collections across the country, establishing provenance, and creating a comprehensive record of the artist's output.

Norman Mangold

The Norman Mangold catalogue raisonne project has spanned over 15 years of dedicated research. A 2003 article in the Fremont Tribune documented the early stages of this extensive cataloguing effort.

The project encompasses the full range of Mangold's artistic output, requiring extensive travel and research to locate and document works in private and public collections.

Walter Buckingham Swan (1871-1966)

Walter Buckingham Swan holds the distinction of being the only Nebraska artist whose work was exhibited at the National Museum in Washington, DC during his lifetime. His work was also exhibited in Mexico.

The catalogue raisonne project for Swan involves documenting his complete body of work, including paintings, drawings, and other media. The project traces the provenance of works through institutional and private collections, establishing a definitive record of this historically significant Nebraska artist.