The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 20, May 20, 2007, Article 13

MORE INFORMATION ON JOHN CASILEAR

Roger Anderson writes: "Regarding the information posted by David
Gladfelter in vol.10, #19 on John Casilear, the self-portrait he
mentions coming from the Foster Wild Rice article "Antecedents of
the American Bank Note Company of 1859" is one I have been searching
for a good while. From information I obtained at the Frick Art
Reference Library in New York City, I believe this painting along
with portraits of the artist's father, John Casilear, and wife, Helen
Howard Casilear, were all owned by Dr. Glenn Jackson, a well known
numismatist and Watertown, CT dentist. Dr. Jackson died in 1989,
and I have been unable to date to determine if this painting(s)
were sold prior to this or bequeathed as part of his estate to
family members.

"As far as the Casilear 'A Sybyl' engraving goes, I own two versions
of it: one from the originally published American Art-Union litho of
it given to AAU subscribers in 1847, and a second reprinted version
from the 1880's. Please thank Mr. Gladfelter for his additional
reference to the bank note and for the other information sent along.
Thanks for everyone's continued assistance."

Anne Bentley adds: "Regarding John Casilear's self portrait, that
one seems to have disappeared into private hands, but Thomas Prichard
Rossiter's 1851 portrait of Casilear was part of the National Academy
of Design Collection in 1971, and likely still is.  The Smithsonian
also lists their own uncataloged collection (size unspecified) of
papers relating to him.

The New-York Historical Society owns a cameo portrait of Asher B.
Durand made when he and Casilear were wintering with friends in
Italy in 1840.

In the art world, Casilear is known as a very talented member of
the Hudson River School, so is included in innumerable exhibits
and catalogs on the subject.  A simple Google search will net all
kinds of color images of his paintings in permanent collections.
It would be interesting to see if Casilear used his painting/
watercolor sketches as fodder for his banknote vignettes."

For the Smithsonian inventory of Rossiter's portrait of Casilear, see:
Smithsonian inventory of Rossiter's portrait of Casilear

For the Smithsonian inventory of uncataloged Casilear papers, see:
Smithsonian inventory of uncataloged Casilear papers

For the New-York Historical Society's Durand cameo, see
New-York Historical Society's Durand cameo

[Many thanks to David Gladfelter and Anne Bentley for their
assistance with Roger Anderson's research on John Casilear.
Uncovering new information from previously untapped resources is
what the best numismatic research is all about.  The Internet and
forums like The E-Sylum are making this task far easier than ever
before. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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