Robert Warner Works on Paper Collection

Robert Warner was a shopkeeper and master printer at the Seaport Museum's Bowne & Co., Stationers between 1995 and 2020. During this time, Warner operated the Museum’s 19th century historical printing presses while stocking the shelves with a selection of hand-printed paper goods and publications on lower Manhattan and its maritime history. He prided himself on providing customers a human touch with his wares and sought to communicate the intricacies of paper and assemblage through his work.

This collection encompasses a series of collages, paper sculptures, and letterpress ephemera representing Warner’s creative endeavors. His works on paper feature visual elements from the Museum's typography collection, as well as vintage postcards, tintypes and cabinet cards, stamps, and many other found objects. Warner’s work brings together traces of New York’s economic history, images of famous locales, and the art of other prominent photographers and illustrators. 

Objects

(407 results)
Sort By:
2024/07/29, object photographed in collection storage for database
2024/07/16 scanned in the office for database
2024/07/31 photographed in collections storage for database
2024/07/31 photographed in collections storage for database
2024/07/31 photographed in collections storage for database
2024/07/31 photographed in collections storage for database
2023/11/10 image taken in collection storage for database, recto angled 2
2023/11/17 image taken in collection storage for database, recto angled 1
2023/11/17 image taken in collection storage for database, recto angled
2023/11/17 image taken in collection storage for database, recto angled 2
2023/11/17 image taken in collection storage for database, recto standing angled 1
2023/11/17 image taken in collection storage for database, recto angled 1
2023/11/17 image taken in collection storage for database, recto angled 2
2023/12/01 image taken in collection storage for database, recto angled 2
2024/06/10, object scanned in collections office for database
2024/06/10, object scanned in collections office for database
2024/06/10, object scanned in collections office for database
2024/06/10, object scanned in collections office for database
2024/06/10 scanned in the office for database
2024/06/10, object scanned in collections office for database
2024/06/10, object scanned in collections office for database
1234567891011121314151617181920