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Small boats with canvas sunshades and uniformed soldiers approaching larger ship. The steamship "Admiral" dominates the harbor. General Grant stands at the top of the staircase of the steamship. The silhouettes of several boats are visible in the background.
Arrival in Havana
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Arrival in Havana

Artist Frank Hamilton Taylor (American, 1846 - 1927)
Date1880
SubjectLa Habana, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba, North and Central America
MediumPen and black ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on paper
Dimensionssheet: 9 11/16 x 11 11/16 in. (24.6 x 29.7 cm)
mat: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineMuseum collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberDR-83-30
Collections
Visual DescriptionSmall boats with canvas sunshades and uniformed soldiers approaching larger ship. The steamship "Admiral" dominates the harbor. General Grant stands at the top of the staircase of the steamship. The silhouettes of several boats are visible in the background.
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Group of passengers on the deck of a ship. The deck is pitching, and most passengers are stumbling or fallen. General Grant and another figure sit in seats at the bottom right.
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Frank Hamilton Taylor
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A two-storied building lines a long avenue. An open carriage drawn by horses passes beneath a series of arches topped by the word "Welcome." Throngs of onlookers greet General Grant in the carriage, waving flags and hats.
A Night in Key West
Frank Hamilton Taylor
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Outdoor market scene, with vendors underneath cloth overhangs. Crowds of people line the walkways, and the figure of General Grant in a top hat is visible in the background. Behind the market, the silhouette of the cathedral rises over the scene.
Market, Orizaba, Mexico
Frank Hamilton Taylor
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Frank Hamilton Taylor
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A Trip on the Oklawaha
Frank Hamilton Taylor
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A diagonal view of a road lined with houses. The buildings are in disrepair, destroyed by a recent earthquake. Several figures sit and stand in the street and assess the damage. A goat and horse are also depicted.
After the Earthquake
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
Figures gathered in an outdoor space, used as a temporary graveyard for victims of the earthquake. A white tent is visible at the right, and the cathedral is depicted in the background.
San Cristobal, Cuba, After the Earthquake
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
A covered carriage with a couple is pulled by three horses and a male figure in a hat and holding a whip. They travel through rough terrain, dotted with palm trees, cacti, and rocks.
Travel in Cuba
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880

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