Catalogue entry

The Conservatory
Catalogue no. 839
1931
Buffalo, NY
Pencil on paper
12 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (32.7 x 27.6 cm)
Signed, dated, inscribed lower left: "E W Dickinson 1931 / Buffalo"
John Driscoll
Photo: Biff Henrich
Notes
Drawn in Buffalo, NY, March 4, 6, 19 (journal), of Mrs. Lord's conservatory. on Tracy Street. To FD from Buffalo, March 6; "Drew Am & Pm on Evelyn Lords interior (exterior) lunched there.""The drawing progressing & will better now as have a 2H & 3H Kohinoor [pencils]." A rough sketch in the letter points out the Rumsey House and a church steeple (seen at left), trees, the framework of the glass arched walls, and plants. Also "Who says I am not a modern". March 9; "The drawing for Evelyn Lord 2/3 done but held up acct [account] snow." March 19; "Finished the Lord drawing this afternoon - she greatly pleased. . . " Pl. 14, Goodrich, "Drawings of Edwin Dickinson."
Provenance
Evelyn Rumsey Lord (Mrs. Walter)
Grace Rumsey Smith
John Driscoll
Exhibition History
1965 Whitney
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Edwin Dickinson. Major retrospective, October 20–November 28, 1965, as "The Conservatory".
1970 Burchfield Center, Buffalo
State University College at Buffalo, Charles Burchfield Center, Buffalo, New York, ART in the Buffalo Area: 1920-1930, April 19–September 27, 1970, as "The Conservatory".
1977–78 Burchfield Center, Buffalo
State University College at Buffalo, Charles Burchfield Center, Buffalo, New York, Tribute Exhibition: Edwin Dickinson, September 18, 1977–November 6, 1978. Traveled to: Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, January 14–February 19, 1978; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, November 16–December 23, 1978.
1982b NAD
National Academy of Design Galleries, New York, Art Students League Benefit Sale, May 18–July 4, 1982, as "The Conservatory".
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Citation: Dickinson Baldwin, Helen. "The Conservatory, 1931 (Catalogue no. 839)." In The Edwin Dickinson Catalogue Raisonné. www.edwindickinson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=839 (accessed on July 17, 2026).