The UMMA collections are often used by classes organized under the "American Studies" heading. This collection contains portfolios in this vein, as well as additional materials that may be of use for university faculty and UMMA staff.
George Cruikshank Sheet of Sketches: Heads of Two Men, Horses and Riders, Ship in the Background graphite, pen, brown ink and watercolor 4 7/16 in. x 7 1/8 in. ( 11.3 cm x 18.1 cm ) Gift of George Foreman Green
Marten de Vos; Maarten de Vos Allegorical Representation of 'America' pen and black ink with ink wash on cream-colored paper 4 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in (12.54 cm x 12.54 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ⅜ in (48.89 cm x 36.51 cm) Museum Purchase
Stereo Classics Studio Stereoscope Image, Sample Set No.1: Plantation Scene photograph on cardboard 3 3/4 in. x 7 in. ( 9.5 cm x 17.8 cm ) Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
Walker Evans Greenwood Plantation, Louisana gelatin silver print on paper 10 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 3/8 in (36.51 cm x 49.21 cm);9 1/2 in x 7 5/8 in (24.2 cm x 19.3 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr., in Honor of the Centennial of The Michigan Daily
Reinier Nooms Study of Ships; no. 3 from the series of 13 plates, Various Seascapes, Ports, and Harbors etching on paper 7 9/16 in. x 11 3/4 in. ( 19.2 cm x 29.8 cm ) Gift of Carl Fredric Clarke
Wenceslaus Hollar Amoenissimae Effigies. Plate 23. Die Zuyder Zee. etching on paper 2 3/10 in x 3 11/16 in (5.87 cm x 9.37 cm);22 ⅛ in x 18 ⅛ in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm) Museum Purchase
Artist Unknown The View on the Taking of Quebec hand-colored engraving on laid paper 9 13/16 in x 11 13/16 in (24.92 cm x 30 cm);6 7/16 in x 10 1/16 in (16.35 cm x 25.56 cm);6 1/16 in x 9 5/8 in (15.4 cm x 24.45 cm);18 13/16 in x 14 11/16 in (47.78 cm x 37.31 cm) Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
David Levinthal The Slave Market photogravure on paper 17 11/16 in x 20 7/8 in (44.93 cm x 53.02 cm) Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Charles Philips The Edwards Family on a Terrace oil on canvas 28 in. x 36 in. ( 71.1 cm x 91.4 cm ) Museum purchase made possible by the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
Christoffel Bockstorffer Charles V and his Brother Ferdinand I etching on paper 12 ½ in x 15 11/16 in (31.75 cm x 39.85 cm);14 in x 19 1/16 in (35.56 cm x 48.42 cm) Transfer from the University Library