Richard Rummell
Landscape artist and illustrator
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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:
- Brown University
- Bucknell University
- Dickinson College
- Harvard University
- Princeton University[5]
- Smith College
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois
- University of Michigan
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Virginia
- Vassar College
- West Point Military Academy
- Yale University
His other depictions include:
- Mercersburg Academy
- Panama Canal
- "New York of the Future"[6]
- "Bird's Eye View of New York City" (1896)[7]
Gallery
- Selected works
Brown University (1900)
Cornell University (1910)
Harvard University (1906)
University of Michigan (1907)
Yale University (1910)
Lower Manhattan (1914)
