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Venus

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Description: Venus
TitleVenus
Creator nameWhistler, James McNeill
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1868
Creation date (description)worked on again c. 1879–1903
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on millboard mounted on wood panel
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
https:/­/­asia.si.edu/­object/­F1903.175a-b/­
Accession numberF1903.175a-b
SubjectsVenus deities in artShorelinesPainting, American--19th century
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Chapter 4: Albert Moore
Elizabeth Prettejohn
Description: Art for Art’s Sake: Aestheticism in Victorian Painting
Art for Art’s Sake: Aestheticism in Victorian Painting
In a hasty glance, we might glimpse four figures rhythmically arrayed across the surface of Albert Moore’s Dreamers of 1882 (fig. 42). Closer inspection reveals that the area of brown pigment on the right, curved...
Author
Elizabeth Prettejohn
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 2007 by Elizabeth Prettejohn
Related print edition pages: pp.101-127
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Chapter subject tags:Aesthetic movement (Art)Moore, Albert Joseph, 1841-1893Painting, British--19th centuryArt for art's sake (Movement)Painting, Victorian--Great BritainFeminine beauty (Aesthetics) in artColvin, Sidney, 1845-1927Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Pre-RaphaelitesLeighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
James McNeill Whistler: Memory, the Canvas, and the Human Mind
Caroline Arscott
Description: Humans
Humans
This essay considers the oeuvre of the artist James McNeill Whistler in terms of Whistler’s sustained meditation on human consciousness and evocation of human presence. His motifs relied on an abbreviated form of notation, recognizable, for instance, in the broad, almost transparent swathes of...
Author
Caroline Arscott
PublisherTerra Foundation for American Art
Copyright© 2021, Terra Foundation for American Art
Related print edition pages: pp.112-131
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00289.5
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Chapter subject tags:Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903Poetry

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Description: Nocturne in Blue and Silver
Nocturne in Blue and Silver
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 30
Creator nameWhistler, James McNeill
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/299838
Accession number1943.176
Nocturne in Blue and Silver
Nocturne in Blue and Silver
Description: Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket
Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 30
Creator nameWhistler, James McNeill
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions23 3/4 x 18 3/8 in.
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://dia.org/collection/nocturne-black-and-gold-falling-rocket-64931
Accession number46.309
Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling...
Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket
Description: Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate
Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 30
Creator nameWhistler, James McNeill
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1884
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions97 13/16 x 55 3/8 in.
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/193cc7e6-9380-4059-b50c-f5876319c5fa
Accession number96.2
Arrangement in Black: Portrait of...
Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate
Description: Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions49 x 31 1/2 in. (124.5 x 80 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52922
Accession number1961.18.16
Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Description: Watson and the Shark
Watson and the Shark
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameCopley, John Singleton
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1778
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions72 1/4 x 90 3/8 in. (183.5 x 229.6 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/watson-and-the-shark-30998
Accession number89.481
Watson and the Shark
Watson and the Shark
Description: The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/113064
Accession number1933.1251
The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
Description: Sharks (The Derelict)
Sharks (The Derelict)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions14 1/2 x 21 in. (36.8 x 53.2 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/104498/
Accession number78.151.4
Sharks (The Derelict)
Sharks (The Derelict)
Description: Native Hut, Nassau
Native Hut, Nassau
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with graphite, on wove paper
Dimensions14 1/2 x 21 1/8 in. (36.8 x 53.5 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.89670.html
Accession number1994.59.20
Native Hut, Nassau
Native Huts, Nassau
Description: Canoe in Rapids
Canoe in Rapids
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions13 7/8 x 21 in. (35.4 x 53.3 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/306171
Accession number1924.30
Canoe in Rapids
Canoe in Rapids
Description: Shark Fishing
Shark Fishing
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions13 5/8 x 20 in. (34.6 x 50.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Shark Fishing
Shark Fishing
Description: Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1900–1903
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 x 50 in. (76.8 x 127 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.195
Accession number1924.195
Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Description: The Country School
The Country School
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (54 x 97.2 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/36767/
Accession number123:1946
The Country School
The Country School
Description: The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 × 30 1/4 in. (61 × 76.8 cm)
LocationMemorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York
http://magart.rochester.edu/Obj455?sid=6046&x=285340
Accession number41.32
The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
Description: The Writing Master
The Writing Master
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 34 1/4 in.
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10828
Accession number17.173
The Writing Master
The Writing Master
Description: Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic)
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions96 x 78 in. (243.8 x 198.1 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/299524?
Accession number2007-1-1
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The...
The Gross Clinic
Description: Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, with opaque white highlights, over charcoal on cream, moderately thick, rough-textured wove paper
Dimensions20 1/8 x 14 in. (51 x 35.6 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2806
Accession number41.1087
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Description: The Sponge Diver
The Sponge Diver
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1898–1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions15 x 21 3/8 in. (38 x 54.3 cm)
LocationMusem of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-sponge-diver-251523
Accession number39.621
The Sponge Diver
The Sponge Diver
Description: Inside the Bar
Inside the Bar
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1883
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions16 x 29 in. (40.6 x 73.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11125
Accession number54.183
Inside the Bar
Inside the Bar
Description: Penn's Treaty with the Indians
Penn's Treaty with the Indians
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameWest, Benjamin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1771–1772
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions75 1/2 x 107 3/4 in. (191.8 x 273.7 cm)
LocationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
https://www.pafa.org/collection/penns-treaty-indians
Accession number1878.1.10
Penn's Treaty with the Indians
Penn's Treaty with the Indians
Description: Weary
Weary
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and scraping, heightened with gum glaze, over graphite, on medium-weight, rough-textured, ivory wove paper, laid down on gray board
Dimensions9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (24.1 x 31.1 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https://collection.terraamericanart.org/objects/232/weary
Accession number1992.41
Weary
Weary
Description: County Election
County Election
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBingham, George Caleb
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 x 52 in.
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/29775/
Accession number44:2001
County Election
County Election
Description: Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine
Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and traces of scraping, on thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper
Dimensions15 1/8 × 21 1/2 in. (38.4 × 54.6 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16779
Accession number1933.1236
Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine
Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine
Description: Orange Tree, Nassau
Orange Tree, Nassau
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions14 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (36.8 x 52.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Orange Tree, Nassau
Orange Tree, Nassau
Description: Beach Scene, Cullercoats
Beach Scene, Cullercoats
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions11 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (29.1 x 49.5 cm)
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/2491
Accession number1955.1490
Beach Scene, Cullercoats
Beach Scene, Cullercoats
Description: Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (54.6 x 41.9 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.79933.html
Accession number1997.72.1
Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home
Description: Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under...
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Description: Hudson River, Logging
Hudson River, Logging
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891–1892
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on white wove paper
Dimensions14 x 20 5/8 in. (35.5 x 52.7 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Corcoran Collection)
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.79863.html
Accession number2014.136.171
Hudson River, Logging
Hudson River, Logging
Description: Fern Walk, Jamaica
Fern Walk, Jamaica
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1865
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions12 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (31.1 × 33.7 cm)
LocationOlana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks
Fern Walk, Jamaica
Fern Walk, Jamaica
Description: Blackboard
Blackboard
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1877
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on wove paper
Dimensions19 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (50.2 x 32.4 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.71552.html
Accession number1990.60.1
Blackboard
Blackboard
Description: West Point, Prout's Neck
West Point, Prout's Neck
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1900
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/8 x 48 1/8 in. (76.4 x 122.2 cm)
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/3100
Accession number1955.7
West Point, Prout's Neck
West Point, Prout's Neck
Description: The Power of Music
The Power of Music
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameMount, William Sidney
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1847
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 1/16 x 21 1/16 in. (43.4 x 53.5 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.110
Accession number1991.110
The Power of Music
The Power of Music
Description: Smoke of Ambergris (Fumée d'ambre gris)
Smoke of Ambergris (Fumée d'ambre gris)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions54 3/4 × 35 7/8 in. (139.1 × 90.7 cm)
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
https://www.clarkart.edu/ArtPiece/Detail/Fumee-d-ambre-gris-(Smoke-of-Ambergris)
Accession number1955.15
Smoke of Ambergris (Fumée d'ambre...
Fumée d'ambre gris
Description: Blown Away
Blown Away
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1888
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, off-white wove paper
Dimensions10 1/8 x 19 in. (25.7 x 48.4 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/5611
Accession number11.543
Blown Away
Blown Away
Description: For to Be a Farmer's Boy
For to Be a Farmer's Boy
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, heightened with gum glaze, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper (lower edge trimmed)
Dimensions14 x 20 in. (35.5 x 50.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/93433
Accession number1963.760
For to Be a Farmer's Boy
For to Be a Farmer's Boy
Description: William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876–1877
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (51.1 x 66.4 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/42507?
Accession number1929-184-27
William Rush Carving His Allegorical...
William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
Description: The Watcher, Tynemouth
The Watcher, Tynemouth
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, heightened with gum glaze, over graphite, on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper (all edges trimmed)
Dimensions8 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. (21.3 x 37.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16840
Accession number1933.1255
The Watcher, Tynemouth
The Watcher, Tynemouth
Description: Flamborough Head, England, detail
Flamborough Head, England, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsGraphite and opaque white watercolor on medium-thick, slightly textured, tan laid paper with red and blue fibers
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16791
Accession number1933.124
Flamborough Head, England, detail
Flamborough Head, England, detail
Description: Montagnais Indians (Indians Making Canoes)
Montagnais Indians (Indians Making Canoes)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on paper
Dimensions14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm)
LocationThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
Accession number83.8.24
Montagnais Indians (Indians Making...
Montagnais Indians (Indians Making Canoes)
Description: The Breakwater, Cullercoats
The Breakwater, Cullercoats
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on ivory wove paper
Dimensions13 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (33.6 x 50.2 cm)
LocationPortland Museum of Art, Maine
http://collections.portlandmuseum.org/Obj11271
Accession number1988.55.16
The Breakwater, Cullercoats
The Breakwater, Cullercoats
Description: County Election
County Election
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameSartain, John
Creator name (description)After a painting by George Caleb Bingham
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1854
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving, handcolored with watercolor, on cream chine laid down on cream wove plate paper
DimensionsImage: 55.6 × 76.2 cm (21 7/8 × 30 in.)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/151565
Accession number1999.278
County Election
County Election
Description: International Indian Council (Held at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, 1843), detail
International Indian Council (Held at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, 1843), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nameStanley, John Mix
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1843
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=22854
Accession number1985.66.248,934B
International Indian Council (Held at...
International Indian Council (Held at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, 1843), detail
Description: The Cock Fight, detail
The Cock Fight, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with traces of scraping, over graphite, on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/99603
Accession number1982.1579
The Cock Fight, detail
The Cock Fight, detail
Description: Tynemouth Priory, England
Tynemouth Priory, England
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, cream wove paper (top and lower edges trimmed)
Dimensions10 3/8 × 19 7/8 in. (26.2 × 50.5 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16837
Accession number1933.1254
Tynemouth Priory, England
Tynemouth Priory, England
Description: Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and scraping, over resist and traces of graphite, on medium-weight, moderately textured, ivory wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions15 x 21 3/8 in. (38 x 54.4 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16818
Accession number1993.1248
Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Description: The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Art Collection, Philadelphia
http://artcollection.upenn.edu/collection/art/10/the-agnew-clinic/
Accession number1889.0001
The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Description: Swimming
Swimming
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 3/8 x 36 3/8 in. (69.5 x 92.4 cm)
LocationAmon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
http://www.cartermuseum.org/artworks/491
Accession number1990.19.1
Swimming
Swimming
Description: Miss Amelia Van Buren
Miss Amelia Van Buren
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions45 x 32 in. (114.3 x 81.28 cm)
LocationPhillips Collection, Washington, DC
http://www.phillipscollection.org/collection/browse-the-collection?id=0632
Miss Amelia Van Buren
Miss Amelia C. Van Buren
Description: Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 30
Creator nameHovenden, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions52 1/4 x 72 1/4 in.
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/47809.html
Accession number1942-60-1
Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties
Description: Waking Up
Waking Up
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameClonney, James Goodwyn
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1851
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 x 22 in.
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/waking-up-33061
Accession number47.1189
Waking Up
Waking Up
Description: The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, heightened with gum glaze, over graphite, on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16840
Accession number1933.1255
The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
Description: Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions15 1/8 x 21 1/2 in. (38.4 x 54.5 cm)
LocationWorcester Art Museum, Massachusetts
Accession number1911.20
Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Description: Summer
Summer
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameDewing, Thomas Wilmer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/2 x 36 in. (52.1 x 91.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/46694
Accession number1947.83
Summer
Summer
Description: Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on very thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions13 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (34.2 x 49.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/girl-with-red-stockings-252827
Accession number48.727
Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Description: The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and traces of blotting, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured, ivory wove paper (lower edge trimmed)
Dimensions11 3/8 x 20 in. (28.8 x 50.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16794
Accession number1933.1241
The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream
Description: Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions12 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (31.1 x 41.9 cm)
LocationPortland Museum of Art, Maine
http://collections.portlandmuseum.org/Obj4775
Accession number1992.41
Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter
Description: The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions84 3/8 x 9 ft. 10 1/8 in. (214.5 x 300 cm)
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Art Collection, Philadelphia
http://artcollection.upenn.edu/collection/art/10/the-agnew-clinic/
Accession number1889.0001
The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic
Description: The Jolly Flatboatmen
The Jolly Flatboatmen
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBingham, George Caleb
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1846
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 x 48 1/2 in.
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.75206.html
Accession number2015.18.1
The Jolly Flatboatmen
The Jolly Flatboatmen
Description: Under the Falls, The Grand Discharge
Under the Falls, The Grand Discharge
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainting
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, over graphite, with touches of opaque watercolor and gold leaf, and possibly brown ink, on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions13 7/8 x 20 in. (35.2 x 50.8 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2847
Accession number78.151.2
Under the Falls, The Grand Discharge
Under the Falls, The Grand Discharge
Description: Huntsman and Dogs
Huntsman and Dogs
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/8 x 48 in. (71.4 x 121.9 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/102943.html
Accession numberE1924-3-8
Huntsman and Dogs
Huntsman and Dogs
Description: Tynemouth Priory, England, detail
Tynemouth Priory, England, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, cream wove paper
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16837
Accession number1933.1254
Tynemouth Priory, England, detail
Tynemouth Priory, England, detail
Description: The Peaceable Kingdom
The Peaceable Kingdom
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameHicks, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1829–1830
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (44.5 x 59.7 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/15323
Accession number1965.46.2
The Peaceable Kingdom
The Peaceable Kingdom
Description: The Cock Fight
The Cock Fight
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with traces of scraping, over graphite, on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper (top and lower edges trimmed)
Dimensions10 3/8 x 19 in. (26.5 x 48.4 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/99603
Accession number1982.1579
The Cock Fight
The Cock Fight
Description: Children on a Fence
Children on a Fence
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions7 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (18.3 x 30.2 cm)
LocationWilliams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Accession number41.2
Children on a Fence
Children on a Fence

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