The catalogue raisonné of the paintings and drawings was published in conjunction with the first retrospective exhibition of Ranney's works held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The publication catalogues 114 oil paintings and 70 watercolors and drawings by the artist. In addition to the catalogue of authentic works, there is a separate catalogue of lost works, copies after Ranney's works, doubtful works, and rejected attributions. The Appendix includes documents related to the Ranney Fund Exhibition and Sale of 1858.