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View of the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation Gallery of American Art before 1900

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Description: View of the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation Gallery of American Art before...
TitleView of the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation Gallery of American Art before 1900
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation dateUnknown
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsUnknown
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LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsIndians of North AmericaMuseum exhibitsPainting, American--19th century
Statusshowing, left to right, Edmund C. Coates’s Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice (1859), Edward Hicks’s Peaceable Kingdom and Penn’s Treaty (1845), and William John Wilgus’s Captain Cold, or Ut-ha-wah (1838)
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Entangled Pasts, Collaborative Futures: Reimagining Indigenous North American Art at Yale
Katherine Nova McCleary and Leah Tamar Shrestinian
Description: Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art
Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art
Indigenous North American art is an enduring yet under-recognized presence at Yale University. Thousands of artworks and cultural and sacred items—which hold stories of their artists, communities, and lands—live in disparate collections across campus. On display in glass cases or tucked away in storage, in wooden drawers and steel cabinets, with catalogue numbers scrawled across their...
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Katherine Nova McCleary and Leah Tamar Shrestinian
PublisherYale University Art Gallery
Copyright© 2019 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.17-35
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00214.001
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20488&redirecttoanchor=56386
Chapter subject tags:Indians of North America--ResearchIndians of North America--ExhibitionsCultural property--Repatriation--United StatesIndian art--North America

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Description: Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
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Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under...
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Description: Last of Their Race
Last of Their Race
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameStanley, John Mix
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1857
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions43 × 60 in. (109.2 × 152.4 cm)
LocationBuffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming
Accession number5.75
Last of Their Race
Last of Their Race
Description: The Purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians by the Dutch, in 1626
The Purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians by the Dutch, in 1626
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameRanney, William Tylee
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1853
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions106.7 × 167.6 cm (42 × 66 in.)
LocationPrivate Collection
The Purchase of Manhattan Island from...
The Purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians by the Dutch, in 1626
Description: The Death Struggle
The Death Struggle
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameDeas, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1845
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 25 in.
LocationShelburne Museum, Vermont
The Death Struggle
The Death Struggle
Description: Installation view of Connecticut Native Americans
Installation view of Connecticut Native Americans
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2019
Object typePhotograph
LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.
Installation view of Connecticut Native...
Installation view of Connecticut Native Americans
Description: International Indian Council (Held at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, 1843)
International Indian Council (Held at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, 1843)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nameStanley, John Mix
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1843
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions31 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (80 x 102.9 cm)
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)
Description: Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice
Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameCoates, Edmund C.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/2 x 35 1/8 in. (72.4 x 89.2 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/6261
Accession number1934.19
Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice
Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice
Description: Death of Jane McCrea
Death of Jane McCrea
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameVanderlyn, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1804
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions32 × 26 1/2 in.
LocationWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut
Accession number1855.4
Death of Jane McCrea
Death of Jane McCrea
Description: Pipe of Peace at the Rendevous
Pipe of Peace at the Rendevous
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1839
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions39 1/4 × 69 1/4 in. (99.7 × 175.9 cm
LocationStark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas
http://collections.starkculturalvenues.org/objects/38332/pipe-of-peace-at-the-rendezvous
Accession number31.34.29
Pipe of Peace at the Rendevous
Pipe of Peace at the Rendevous
Description: Landing of Columbus
Landing of Columbus
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameVanderlyn, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1840
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 1/2 × 39 3/4 in.
LocationNational Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=25554
Accession number1971.5
Landing of Columbus
Landing of Columbus
Description: Gambling for the Buck
Gambling for the Buck
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameStanley, John Mix
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 × 15 7/8 in. (50.8 × 40.3 cm)
LocationStark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas
https://collections.starkculturalvenues.org/objects/37429/gambling-for-the-buck
Accession number1965.2.253
Gambling for the Buck
Gambling for the Buck
Description: The Indian Council
The Indian Council
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameEastman, Seth
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 × 36 in. (66 × 91.4 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01261182
Accession number0126.1182
The Indian Council
The Indian Council
Description: Racing—near Wind River Mountains
Racing—near Wind River Mountains
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1837–1839
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions7 1/16 × 8 5/16 in. (17.9 × 21.2 cm)
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3781991
Accession number10610317
Racing—near Wind River Mountains
Racing—near Wind River Mountains [a scene from the summer fur trading rendezvous]
Description: The Trapper's Bride
The Trapper's Bride
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1845
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions36 × 28 in. (91.4 × 71.1 cm)
LocationEiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis
The Trapper's Bride
The Trapper's Bride
Description: Bourgeois W—r, & His Squaw (Mountain Man Joe Walker)
Bourgeois W—r, & His Squaw (Mountain Man Joe Walker)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1858–1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions9 5/16 × 11 11/16 in. (23.7 × 29.7 cm)
LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/14801/bourgeois-w---r-and-his-squaw/
Accession number37.1940.78
Bourgeois W—r, & His Squaw...
Bourgeois W—r, & His Squaw (Mountain Man Joe Walker)
Description: Ghost Dance (The Vision of Life)
Ghost Dance (The Vision of Life)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameBlakelock, Ralph Albert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895–1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions53.7 × 100 cm (28 1/8 × 39 3/8)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/90062
Accession number1947.55
Ghost Dance (The Vision of Life)
Ghost Dance (The Vision of Life)
Description: Mourning Her Brave
Mourning Her Brave
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameBrush, George de Forest
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1883
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions35 1/2 × 25 3/4 in. (90.2 × 65.4 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/011189
Accession number01.1189
Mourning Her Brave
Mourning Her Brave
Description: Fort Laramie. From Nature by A. J. Miller 1836 & 7
Fort Laramie. From Nature by A. J. Miller 1836 & 7
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1837
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions7 1/2 × 11 5/8 in. (19 × 29.5 cm)
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3432117
Accession number2001476
Fort Laramie. From Nature by A. J....
Fort Laramie. From Nature by A. J. Miller 1836 & 7
Description: The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty
The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameHicks, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1845
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 1/4 x 31 in. (61.6 x 78.7 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/15332
Accession number1965.46.3
The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty
The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty
Description: The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty, detail
The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameHicks, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1845
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/15332
Accession number1965.46.3
The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty,...
The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn's Treaty, detail
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 Pursuit
The Pursuit
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameTait, Arthur Fitzwilliam
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 44 3/8 in.
LocationMilwaukee Art Museum
http://collection.mam.org/details.php?id=13774
Accession numberM1971.24a
The Pursuit
The Pursuit
Description: Sir William Drummond Stewart Meeting Indian Chief
Sir William Drummond Stewart Meeting Indian Chief
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1839
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions33 × 42 1/2 in. (83.8 × 107.1 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/0126738
Accession number0126.738
Sir William Drummond Stewart Meeting...
Sir William Drummond Stewart Meeting Indian Chief
Description: Historians of the Tribe
Historians of the Tribe
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions62.2 × 111.4 cm (24 1/4 × 43 7/8 in.)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/97909
Accession number1982.801
Historians of the Tribe
Historians of the Tribe
Description: The Buffalo Hunt
The Buffalo Hunt
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameWimar, Charles Ferdinand
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions35 1/4 × 152.4 in. (89.5 × 152.4 cm)
LocationMildred Lane Kemper Museum, Washington University in St. Louis
http://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/collection/explore/artwork/1483
Accession numberWU 3411
The Buffalo Hunt
The Buffalo Hunt
Description: Key to the People and Art in Samuel F. B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre
Key to the People and Art in Samuel F. B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Key to the People and Art in Samuel F....
Key to the People and Art in Samuel F. B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre
Description: Interior of Peale's Museum
Interior of Peale's Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 01
Creator namePeale, Titian Ramsay;Peale, Charles Willson
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican; American
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor over graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions14 x 20 3/4 in. (35.6 × 52.7 cm)
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/long-room-interior-front-room-peales-museum-56651
Accession number57.261
Interior of Peale's Museum
Interior of Peale's Museum
Description: Waiting for the Caravan
Waiting for the Caravan
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1837
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, gouache, glazes, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions7 5/8 × 10 5/16 in. (19.4 × 26.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02361118
Accession number0236.1118
Waiting for the Caravan
Waiting for the Caravan
Description: The Trapper's Bride
The Trapper's Bride
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1837
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, gouache, flazes, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions10 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (27.3 × 21.6 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Trapper's Bride
The Trapper's Bride
Description: Giving Drink to a Thirsty Trapper
Giving Drink to a Thirsty Trapper
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1837-1838
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions8 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (20.5 × 18.5 )
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3432115
Accession number2001474
Giving Drink to a Thirsty Trapper
Giving Drink to a Thirsty Trapper
Description: Sioux Indian Council
Sioux Indian Council
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameEastman, Seth
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1848
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions6 × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 21.6 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02261384
Accession number0226.1384
Sioux Indian Council
Sioux Indian Council
Description: Group of a Mountaineer and Kansas Indian
Group of a Mountaineer and Kansas Indian
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1858–1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor heightened with white on paper
Dimensions9 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (24.1 × 21.6 cm)
LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore
Accession number37.1940.42
Group of a Mountaineer and Kansas Indian
Group of a Mountaineer and Kansas Indian
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: Interior of Fort Laramie
Interior of Fort Laramie
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1837
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, gouache, glazes, and graphite on paper
Dimensions10 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (27.3 × 36.8 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/021067
Accession number02.1067
Interior of Fort Laramie
Interior of Fort Laramie
Description: Wolf skull mask
Wolf skull mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date500 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
DimensionsLength 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA 3816/000001
Wolf skull mask
Wolf skull mask
Description: Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameMayr, Christian Friedrich
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1838
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 x 29 1/2 in.
LocationNorth Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
http://www.artnc.org/works-of-art/kitchen-ball-white-sulphur-springs-virginia
Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur Springs,...
Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Description: Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1550
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
LocationNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Accession number2003.11
Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Description: The Intelligence Office
The Intelligence Office
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBurr, William Henry
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1849
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions22 x 27 in.
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/7246/the-intelligence-office
Accession number1959.46
The Intelligence Office
The Intelligence Office
Description: The Sea of Tiberias
The Sea of Tiberias
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameTroye, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions44 × 66 in.
LocationBethany College, Bethany, West Virginia
The Sea of Tiberias
The Sea of Tiberias
Description: The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Tanganyika, Victoria Gallery,...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Tanganyika, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
The Stanley and African Exhibition...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Tanganyika, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsAltered diorite
DimensionsHeight 6 1/2 (16.5 cm); diameter 11 3/4 in. ( 30 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=177163
Accession number16/5232
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Description: Cortés and Marina with Tlaxcalan Lords and Ladies
Cortés and Marina with Tlaxcalan Lords and Ladies
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1581–1584
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsPen and ink on paper
LocationSpecial Collections Department, Glasgow University Library, Scotland
Cortés and Marina with Tlaxcalan...
Cortés and Marina with Tlaxcalan Lords and Ladies
Description: Pipe
Pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 600–900
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/2785
Pipe
Pipe
Description: General view of the Stanley and African Exhibition, Victoria Gallery, London
General view of the Stanley and African Exhibition, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
General view of the Stanley and African...
General view of the Stanley and African Exhibition, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: Polished spud stone
Polished spud stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGraystone
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8008503
Accession numberA116035
Polished spud stone
Polished spud stone
Description: Anti-Lebanon
Anti-Lebanon
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1869
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 1/2 × 36 in.
Anti-Lebanon
Anti-Lebanon
Description: Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameKellogg, Miner Kilbourne
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions29 1/8 × 23 1/8 in.
LocationCincinnati Art Museum, Ohio
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=17985681
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Description: The Evolution of the Bow, display case
The Evolution of the Bow, display case
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1900
Object typeOther
LocationPitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, England
The Evolution of the Bow, display case
The Evolution of the Bow, display case
Description: Spruce Root Baskets
Spruce Root Baskets
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNative American
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1800–1900
Object typeOther
MaterialsSitka spruce root with dye
Dimensionsh. 8 11/16 × diam. 9 13/16 in. (22 × 25 cm); h. 11 7/16 × diam. 11 7/16 in. (29 × 29 cm); h. 5 7/8 × diam. 7 11/16 in. (15 × 19.5 cm)
LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.
https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-029259
Accession numberYPM ANT.029259, YPM ANT.017049, YPM ANT.017054
Spruce Root Baskets
Spruce Root Baskets
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 400–900
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (16.8 x 17.2 cm)
LocationTommy Beutell Collection
Accession numberV455
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Mrs. McCormick's General Store
Mrs. McCormick's General Store
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBrowere, Albertus Del Orient
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1844
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.
LocationFenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York
https://collections.fenimoreart.org/objects/2005/mrs-mccormicks-general-store
Accession numberN0387.1955
Mrs. McCormick's General Store
Mrs. McCormick's General Store
Description: Unfinished basketry hat
Unfinished basketry hat
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureNuu-chah-nulth
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsCedar bark
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%2E1%2F%20%20431
Accession number16.1/431
Unfinished basketry hat
Unfinished basketry hat
Description: Engraved shell gorget with pair of figures
Engraved shell gorget with pair of figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee
Accession numberAC476
Engraved shell gorget with pair of...
Engraved shell gorget with pair of figures
Description: White Oak Basket
White Oak Basket
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNative American
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1800–1900
Object typeOther
MaterialsWhite oak
Dimensions5 1/2 × 6 7/8 × 6 1/8 in. (14 × 17.5 x 15.6 cm)
LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.
https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-243270
Accession numberYPM ANT.243270
White Oak Basket
White Oak Basket
Description: Moccasins
Moccasins
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1870–1900
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsHide (possibly deer) and glass beads
Dimensionseach 4 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (12 × 26 × 8 cm)
LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.
https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-206218
Accession numberYPM ANT.206218
Moccasins
Moccasins
Description: Drawing of intertwined horned serpents from a vessel known as the Centi pot, found...
Drawing of intertwined horned serpents from a vessel known as the Centi pot, found at the Chucalissa site near Memphis
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of intertwined horned serpents...
Drawing of intertwined horned serpents from a vessel known as the Centi pot, found at the Chucalissa site near Memphis
Description: Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba
Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1901
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/2 x 50 1/2 in. (77.5 x 128.3 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11136
Accession number6.1282
Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago...
Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba
Description: Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1833
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the...
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Description: Key to the Pictures
Key to the Pictures
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1833
Object typeIllustration
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Key to the Pictures
Key to the Pictures
Description: Salutat
Salutat
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1898
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions50 1/8 x 40 in. (127.3 x 101.6 cm)
LocationPhillips Academy, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts
http://accessaddison.andover.edu/Obj1024
Accession number1930.18
Salutat
Salutat
Description: Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1833
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the...
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Description: Kneeling ancestor effigy
Kneeling ancestor effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsHeight 18 1/4 in. (46.2 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number1940.1.1
Kneeling ancestor effigy
Kneeling ancestor effigy
Description: Engraved whelk shell with snake and talons motif
Engraved whelk shell with snake and talons motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number37-1-45
Engraved whelk shell with snake and...
Engraved whelk shell with snake and talons motif
Description: Engraved shell gorget with double dancers
Engraved shell gorget with double dancers
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number767/8HA1
Engraved shell gorget with double...
Engraved shell gorget with double dancers
Description: Interior of the South Hall of the Horniman Museum
Interior of the South Hall of the Horniman Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1904
Object typePhotograph
LocationHorniman Museum, London
Interior of the South Hall of the...
Interior of the South Hall of the Horniman Museum
Description: Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=183249
Accession number17/1042
Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Description: Young Man in Reverie
Young Man in Reverie
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationHevrdejs Collection, Houston
Young Man in Reverie
Young Man in Reverie
Description: Engraved shell gorget depicting a chunkey player
Engraved shell gorget depicting a chunkey player
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/8 in. (10.6 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Accession number002751
Engraved shell gorget depicting a...
Engraved shell gorget depicting a chunkey player
Description: The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Nyssaland, Victoria Gallery, London
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Nyssaland, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
The Stanley and African Exhibition...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Nyssaland, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: Portrait of Saucy Calf
Portrait of Saucy Calf
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Portrait of Saucy Calf
Portrait of Saucy Calf
Description: The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortés and His Troops
The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortés and His Troops
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator nameLeutze, Emanuel Gottlieb
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1848
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut
Accession number1985.7
The Storming of the Teocalli by...
The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortés and His Troops
Description: Drunkard's Plight
Drunkard's Plight
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDuncanson, Robert Seldon
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1845
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions15 1/4 × 19 3/4 in.
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/drunkards-plight-42993
Accession number44.277
Drunkard's Plight
Drunkard's Plight
Description: The Belated Kid
The Belated Kid
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 24
Creator nameHunt, William Morris
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1854–1857
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/31308/the-belated-kid
Accession number07.135
The Belated Kid
The Belated Kid
Description: Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in...
Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Rattlesnake Disk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsDiameter 12 1/2 in. (31.9 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession numberMI922
Engraved circular palette with...
Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Rattlesnake Disk
Description: Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax nox
Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax nox
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator roleArtist
Creation date2010
Object typePerformance Art
Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax...
Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax nox
Description: Long Jakes, "The Rocky Mountain Man"
Long Jakes, "The Rocky Mountain Man"
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameDeas, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1844
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 24 7/8 in.
LocationDenver Art Museum
http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1998.241
Accession number1998.241
Long Jakes, "The Rocky Mountain Man"
Long Jakes
Description: Friends or Foes? (The Scout)
Friends or Foes? (The Scout)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1902–1905
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 x 40 in. (68.6 x 101.6 cm)
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
https://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/3651
Accession number1955.12
Friends or Foes? (The Scout)
Friends or Foes? (The Scout)
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationWashington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis
Accession numberWU3680
Copper repoussé plate depicting a...
Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Description: Spanish Women
Spanish Women
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameDannat, Wiliam Turner
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1892
Object typePainting
Locationillustrated in William Walton, Art and Architecture. Philadelphia: G. Barrie, 1893-5, 2:23
Spanish Women
Spanish Women
Description: The Jolly Flatboatmen
The Jolly Flatboatmen
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameBingham, George Caleb
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1877–1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 1/16 × 36 3/8 in.
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https://collection.terraamericanart.org/objects/179/the-jolly-flatboatmen
Accession number1992.15
The Jolly Flatboatmen
The Jolly Flatboatmen
Description: View of the AMNH Northwest Coast Hall showing the George Emmons collection
View of the AMNH Northwest Coast Hall showing the George Emmons collection
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1902
Object typePhotograph
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York
https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/items/show/27094
Accession number12633
View of the AMNH Northwest Coast Hall...
View of the AMNH Northwest Coast Hall showing the George Emmons collection
Description: Git Hayetsk dancing the North-wind nax nox
Git Hayetsk dancing the North-wind nax nox
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator roleArtist
Creation date2010
Object typePerformance Art
Git Hayetsk dancing the North-wind nax...
Git Hayetsk dancing the North-wind nax nox
Description: Anatomical Lecture by Dr. William Williams Keen
Anatomical Lecture by Dr. William Williams Keen
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameStephens, Charles H.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1879
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on cardboard (grisaille)
Dimensions8 5/8 x 11 in.
LocationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
https://www.pafa.org/collection/anatomical-lecture-dr-william-williams-keen-illustration-william-c-brownell-art-schools
Accession number1879.6
Anatomical Lecture by Dr. William...
Anatomical Lecture by Dr. William Williams Keen
Description: The Last Moments of John Brown
The Last Moments of John Brown
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 24
Creator nameHovenden, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1882–1884
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions77 3/8 × 66 1/4 in. (196.5 × 168.3 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11160
Accession number97.5
The Last Moments of John Brown
The Last Moments of John Brown
Description: Spring Rains
Spring Rains
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameHiggins, Victor
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1924
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions101.7 × 109.3 cm (40 × 43 in.)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/11371
Accession number1924.18
Spring Rains
Spring Rains
Description: Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator name (description)After the 1616 engraving by Simon van de Passe
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1616–1617
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 × 25 1/4 in.
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.65.61
Accession numberNPG.65.61
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Description: Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco Blanco
Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco Blanco
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChaco/Anasazi
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date900–1175
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChaco Canyon, New Mexico
Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco...
Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco Blanco
Description: Woman in a Plaid Shawl
Woman in a Plaid Shawl
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Susan Macdowell
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas mounted to panel
Dimensions28 1/16 x 21 in.
LocationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
https://www.pafa.org/collection/girl-plaid-shawl
Accession number1985.68.39.6
Woman in a Plaid Shawl
Woman in a Plaid Shawl
Description: I Will Tell the White Man How He Can Have His Ponies Back or White Otter Defies the...
I Will Tell the White Man How He Can Have His Ponies Back or White Otter Defies the White Man
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1905
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions68.9 × 102.2 cm (27 1/8 × 40 1/4 in.)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/97891
Accession number1982.783
I Will Tell the White Man How He Can...
I Will Tell the White Man How He Can Have His Ponies Back or White Otter Defies the White Man
Description: Still Life—Five Dollar Bill
Still Life—Five Dollar Bill
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 12
Creator nameHarnett, William Michael
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1877
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions8 × 12 1/8 (20.3 × 30.8 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/48522.html?mulR=2126559004|2
Accession number1943-74-5
Still Life—Five Dollar Bill
Still Life—Five Dollar Bill
Description: Memento mori in Landesmuseum Württemberg, KK braun-blaue 14, 1, 26, 17
Memento mori in Landesmuseum Württemberg, KK braun-blaue 14, 1, 26, 17
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleArtist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonical Object
LocationLandesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
Accession numberKK braun-blaue 14, 1, 26, 17
Memento mori in Landesmuseum...
Memento mori in Landesmuseum Württemberg, KK braun-blaue 14, 1, 26, 17
Description: Families in the David T. Owsley Galleries of South Asian Art
Families in the David T. Owsley Galleries of South Asian Art
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArtist
Object typeInstallation
LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX
Families in the David T. Owsley...
Families in the David T. Owsley Galleries of South Asian Art
Description: Engraved whelk shell with paired figures confronting a serpent staff or pole
Engraved whelk shell with paired figures confronting a serpent staff or pole
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9123
Engraved whelk shell with paired figures...
Engraved whelk shell with paired figures confronting a serpent staff or pole
Description: Chronological Chart
Chronological Chart
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Chronological Chart
Chronological Chart
Description: Basketry hat with whaling scene
Basketry hat with whaling scene
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureNuu-chah-nulth
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsPlant fiber, cedar bark
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%20%20%2F%207959
Accession number16/7959
Basketry hat with whaling scene
Basketry hat with whaling scene
Description: Antelope Dance
Antelope Dance
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameNordfeldt, Bror Julius Olsson
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1919
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions90.5 × 109.2 cm (35 5/8 × 43 in.)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe
Antelope Dance
Antelope Dance
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: Birdstone
Birdstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1500–1000 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 8 1/4 in. (20.8 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberDN/601CAT1901-39
Birdstone
Birdstone
Description: The Hipp Wax Workshop and Votive Museum in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
The Hipp Wax Workshop and Votive Museum in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationPfaffenhofen, Germany
The Hipp Wax Workshop and Votive Museum...
The Hipp Wax Workshop and Votive Museum in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
Description: Gallery of the Louvre, detail, the Grande Galerie before inpainting
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, the Grande Galerie before inpainting
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https:/­/­collection.terraamericanart.org/­objects/­243/­gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, the...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, the Grande Galerie before inpainting
Description: Westward the Star of Empire Takes Its Way—near Council Bluffs, Iowa
Westward the Star of Empire Takes Its Way—near Council Bluffs, Iowa
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMelrose, Andrew W.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions25 1/2 × 46 in. (64.8 × 116.8 cm)
LocationAutry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles
http://collections.theautry.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=M525994;type=101
Accession number92.147.1
Westward the Star of Empire Takes Its...
Westward the Star of Empire Takes Its Way—near Council Bluffs, Iowa
Description: Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–700 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsRed jasper
DimensionsLength 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/612596
Accession number6123.2596
Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
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: 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: 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: Comparative distribution of large Woodland mounds in the Scioto River valley of Ohio...
Comparative distribution of large Woodland mounds in the Scioto River valley of Ohio showing spatial concentration of Hopewell ceremonialism c. AD 50
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Comparative distribution of large...
Comparative distribution of large Woodland mounds in the Scioto River valley of Ohio showing spatial concentration of Hopewell ceremonialism c. AD 50
Description: Black Vultures
Black Vultures
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameAudubon, John James
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1829
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationJohn James Audubon Museum, Henderson, Kentucky
Black Vultures
Black Vultures
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: Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the...
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the Elder Son of Sun (right)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1350–1500
Object typePainting
LocationKuaua New Mexico State Park
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified...
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the Elder Son of Sun (right)
Description: Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811, detail
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 07
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1840
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
LocationOhio History Connection Archives/Library, Columbus
Accession numberPA Box 186C 17
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe,...
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811, detail
Description: Jonah
Jonah
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator nameRyder, Albert Pinkham
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1885–1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas mounted on fiberboard
Dimensions69.2 × 87.3 cm
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/jonah-21449
Accession number1929.6.98
Jonah
Jonah
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: 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: Guide to Visitors, the Horniman Museum
Guide to Visitors, the Horniman Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator roleOther
Creation date1890
Object typeOther
LocationSurrey House Museum
Guide to Visitors, the Horniman Museum
Guide to Visitors, the Horniman Museum
Description: Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsShell
DimensionsHeight 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number9025.450
Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Description: Installation photograph of "15 Americans" exhibition, The Museum...
Installation photograph of "15 Americans" exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1952
Object typePhotograph
Installation photograph of "15...
Installation photograph of "15 Americans" exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Description: San Fernando Mission
San Fernando Mission
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator namePeters, Charles Rollo
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 x 15 3/4 in. (61 x 40.1 cm)
LocationCrocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
https://www.crockerart.org/collections/american-art-before-1945/artworks/san-fernando-mission-nd
Accession number1962.23
San Fernando Mission
San Fernando Mission
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: Copper repoussé plate depicting forked-eye-surrounds and concentric circles
Copper repoussé plate depicting forked-eye-surrounds and concentric circles
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight approx. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting forked-eye-surrounds and concentric circles
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of two so-called Rogan plates
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of two so-called Rogan plates
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8319024
Accession numberA91117
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of two so-called Rogan plates
Description: Squatters
Squatters
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameBingham, George Caleb
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1850
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions23 1/8 x 28 1/4 in. (58.74 x 71.75)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-squatters-34105
Accession number1971.154
Squatters
Squatters
Description: The Mexican Major
The Mexican Major
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions128.9 × 168 cm (50 3/4 × 66 1/8 in.)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/97912
Accession number1982.804
The Mexican Major
The Mexican Major
Description: West Rock, New Haven
West Rock, New Haven
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1849
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 1/2 × 40 in.
LocationNew Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut
http://www.nbmaa.org/original-site-assets/timeline_highlights/essays/church.html
Accession number1950.10.
West Rock, New Haven
West Rock, New Haven
Description: The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions96 x 54 in.
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/42505.html?mulR=2470228|1
Accession number1929-184-24
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Description: Engraved shell gorget with two figures engaged in mortal combat
Engraved shell gorget with two figures engaged in mortal combat
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number566/1HA3
Engraved shell gorget with two figures...
Engraved shell gorget with two figures engaged in mortal combat
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: Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell
Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of four winged serpents engraved...
Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell
Description: Gallery of the Louvre installed at the National Gallery of Art
Gallery of the Louvre installed at the National Gallery of Art
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameLeslie, Patricia
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2012
Object typePhotograph
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Gallery of the Louvre installed at the...
Gallery of the Louvre installed at the National Gallery of Art
Description: Asher B. Durand
Asher B. Durand
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameTrumbull, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1826
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions25 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. (64.1 x 52.7 cm)
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/18909/asher-b-durand-17961886
Accession number1895.13
Asher B. Durand
Asher B. Durand
Description: The Last of His Race (Vanishing American)
The Last of His Race (Vanishing American)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1908
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions18 × 12 3/8 in. (45.7 × 31.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/16783
Accession number1976.1
The Last of His Race (Vanishing...
The Last of His Race (Vanishing American)
Description: Syria–Ruins by the Sea
Syria–Ruins by the Sea
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1873–1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions10 1/2 × 18 in.
LocationReading Public Museum, West Reading, Pennsylvania
http://collection.readingpublicmuseum.org/objects/643/syria-ruins-by-the-sea?ctx=d6bc08cf-82a6-48e1-ab26-c5c00fbaa61b&idx=0
Accession number1922.157.1
Syria–Ruins by the Sea
Syria–Ruins by the Sea
Description: Petroglyph site in Monroe County, Illinois, with an incised hand
Petroglyph site in Monroe County, Illinois, with an incised hand
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Petroglyph site in Monroe County,...
Petroglyph site in Monroe County, Illinois, with an incised hand
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–1600
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/61959
Accession number61.959
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Fishing Party on Long Island Sound, Off New Rochelle
Fishing Party on Long Island Sound, Off New Rochelle
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameClonney, James Goodwyn
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1847
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 × 36 1/2 in.
LocationThyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid
https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/clonney-james-goodwyn/fishing-party-long-island-sound-new-rochelle
Fishing Party on Long Island Sound, Off...
Fishing Party on Long Island Sound, Off New Rochelle
Description: Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos
Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameVanderlyn, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1809–1814
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions68 1/2 × 87 in. (174 × 221 cm)
LocationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
https://www.pafa.org/collection/ariadne-asleep-island-naxos
Accession number1878.1.11
Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos
Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos
Description: Contrebandier aragonais
Contrebandier aragonais
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameDannat, Wiliam Turner
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1883
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas
Dimensions120 1/4 × 66 7/8 in. (305.4 × 169.8 cm)
LocationMusée national de la coopération franco-americaine, Château de Blérancourt
Contrebandier aragonais
Contrebandier aragonais
Description: Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Cooper family and Murillo's Holy Family
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Cooper family and Murillo's Holy Family
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https:/­/­collection.terraamericanart.org/­objects/­243/­gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Cooper...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Cooper family and Murillo's Holy Family
Description: Main entrance of the British Museum during the Treasures for the Nation Exhibition
Main entrance of the British Museum during the Treasures for the Nation Exhibition
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1989
Object typePhotograph
LocationBritish Museum, London
Main entrance of the British Museum...
Main entrance of the British Museum during the Treasures for the Nation Exhibition
Description: Moccasins
Moccasins
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNative American
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1880–1900
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsHide, glass beads, and dye
Dimensionseach 3 3/4 × 10 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (9.5 × 27 × 8 cm)
LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.
https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-022915
Accession numberYPM ANT.022915
Moccasins
Moccasins
Description: Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1920–1922
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsQuartzite
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Ammunition case
Ammunition case
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureTlingit
Creator roleArtist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCedar bark, mountain goat wool, metal
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=19%20%20%2F%20%20207
Accession number19/207
Ammunition case
Ammunition case
Description: The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator nameTrumbull, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1815–1831
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions19 3/4 × 29 3/4 in. (50.16 × 75.56 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/34260/the-death-of-general-warren-at-the-battle-of-bunkers-hill?ctx=c7bd7678-bd8d-46fd-8c24-a5bd0515acc3&idx=0
Accession number1977.853
The Death of General Warren at the...
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775
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: George Clarke
George Clarke
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1829
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions43 1/8 × 34 3/4 in. (109.5 × 88.3 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7545/
Accession number17:1975
George Clarke
George Clarke
Description: Cigarette Girls, Seville
Cigarette Girls, Seville
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameGay, Walter
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions50 1/8 × 67 3/8 in. (127.3 × 171.2 cm)
LocationColby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine
http://www.colby.edu/museum/?s=walter gay&obj=Obj2023?sid=959&x=40252
Accession number1968.008
Cigarette Girls, Seville
Cigarette Girls, Seville
Description: The Court of Death
The Court of Death
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator namePeale, Rembrandt
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1820
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions11 ft. 6 in. × 23 ft. 5 in. (3 m 50.5 cm × 7 m 13.7 cm)
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/court-death-56658
Accession number85.3
The Court of Death
The Court of Death
Description: Wall of Nations
Wall of Nations
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureUnkown
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2019
Object typePhotograph
LocationNative American Cultural Center, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Wall of Nations
Wall of Nations
Description: Presidents and Statesmen Case, Long Gallery
Presidents and Statesmen Case, Long Gallery
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1941
Object typePhotograph
LocationIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Presidents and Statesmen Case, Long...
Presidents and Statesmen Case, Long Gallery
Description: Aerial view of Cahokia
Aerial view of Cahokia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1970
Object typePhotograph
Aerial view of Cahokia
Aerial view of Cahokia
Description: The Hungry Moon
The Hungry Moon
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1906
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions19 3/8 x 25 3/4 in. (49.2 x 65.4 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01272331
Accession number127.2331
The Hungry Moon
The Hungry Moon
Description: The Recitation
The Recitation
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 30
Creator nameDewing, Thomas Wilmer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 55 in.
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
http://www.dia.org/object-info/99aee4a4-f8f8-4d74-aa0f-8a0eb00864d9.aspx
Accession number08.9
The Recitation
The Recitation
Description: Gallery of the Louvre, detail, before treatment, showing abrasion from previous...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, before treatment, showing abrasion from previous cleaning
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https:/­/­collection.terraamericanart.org/­objects/­243/­gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, before...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, before treatment, showing abrasion from previous cleaning
Description: Family Eating under an Awning
Family Eating under an Awning
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNative American
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1930–1970
Object typePainting
MaterialsGouache on paperboard
Dimensions11 5/16 × 13 1/16 in. (28.9 × 33.4 cm)
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Conn.
https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3546065
Accession numberWA MSS S-150
Family Eating under an Awning
Family Eating under an Awning
Description: Gallery of the Louvre, detail, artist thought to be Richard West Habersham
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, artist thought to be Richard West Habersham
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https:/­/­collection.terraamericanart.org/­objects/­243/­gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, artist...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, artist thought to be Richard West Habersham
Description: Engraved circular palette with hand motif, one of the earliest examples of this...
Engraved circular palette with hand motif, one of the earliest examples of this type
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSiltstone (?)
DimensionsDiameter 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8184587
Accession numberA43126
Engraved circular palette with hand...
Engraved circular palette with hand motif, one of the earliest examples of this type
Description: Mountains of Edom
Mountains of Edom
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 × 30 in.
Mountains of Edom
Mountains of Edom
Description: George Henschel
George Henschel
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
https://collection.crystalbridges.org/objects/98/portrait-of-george-henschel
George Henschel
George Henschel
Description: View of the Seine, Looking toward Notre-Dame
View of the Seine, Looking toward Notre-Dame
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator nameTanner, Henry Ossawa
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1896
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationDixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis
http://collections.dixon.org/objects/2281/view-of-the-seine-looking-toward-notredame
Accession number2018.4
View of the Seine, Looking toward...
View of the Seine, Looking toward Notre-Dame
Description: The Jolly Flat Boat Men
The Jolly Flat Boat Men
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameDoney, Thomas
Creator name (description)Thomas Doney, lithographer; after a painting by George Caleb Bingham
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1847
Object typePrint
MaterialsHand-colored intaglio, mixed technique (mezzotint, etching, and engraving)
Dimensions24 13/16 x 19 11/16 in. (63 x 75.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/48528
Accession number1946.131
The Jolly Flat Boat Men
The Jolly Flat Boat Men
Description: Mask
Mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureG̱usg̱imukw Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsWood, paint, copper
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%20%20%2F%206887
Accession number16/6887
Mask
Mask
Description: Sugaring Off
Sugaring Off
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameMatteson, Tompkins Harrison
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1845
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions31 x 42 in.
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/65492407-64ee-4ef9-91e1-6f9a3f171175
Accession number32.2.1
Sugaring Off
Sugaring Off
Description: Map of the Ancient Southwest
Map of the Ancient Southwest
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the Ancient Southwest
Map of the Ancient Southwest
Description: Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1100–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
LocationTommy Bryden Collection, Springfield, Illinois
Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Description: Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1957
Object typePhotograph
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko"...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Description: The Advance Guard or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)
The Advance Guard or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions87.3 × 123.1 cm (34 3/8 × 43 1/2 in.)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/97910
Accession number1982.802
The Advance Guard or The Military...
The Advance Guard or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)
Description: View of the third floor, Native American Cultural Center
View of the third floor, Native American Cultural Center
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2019
Object typePhotograph
LocationYale University, New Haven, Conn.
View of the third floor, Native American...
View of the third floor, Native American Cultural Center
Description: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, view of the collections
Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, view of the collections
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1895
Object typePhotograph
LocationPitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, England
Pitt Rivers Museum, University of...
Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, view of the collections
Description: Drawing of a wolf headdress
Drawing of a wolf headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureAttributed to the Nuu-chah-nulth
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsWood, paint
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberBoas Collection, Box 3 folder 1
Drawing of a wolf headdress
Drawing of a wolf headdress
Description: The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark
The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator name (description)After Karl Bodmer
Creator nationality/cultureSwiss
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1834
Object typePrint
MaterialsAquatint
Dimensions11 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (28.6 × 34.9 cm)
LocationJoslyn Art Museum, Omaha
The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre...
The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark
Description: The Verdict of the People
The Verdict of the People
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBingham, George Caleb
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1854–1855
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions46 x 65 in.
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/29776/
Accession number45:2001
The Verdict of the People
The Verdict of the People
Description: Pictograph panel of the Giant
Pictograph panel of the Giant
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
DimensionsFigure height 29 1/2 in. (75 cm)
LocationPicture Cave I, Warren County, Missouri
Pictograph panel of the Giant
Pictograph panel of the Giant
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: Chipped stone disk
Chipped stone disk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Chipped stone disk
Chipped stone disk
Description: Jaffa
Jaffa
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameFairman, James
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions31 3/4 × 35 in.
Jaffa
Jaffa
Description: Hilla Rebay in her studio in Connecticut at the end of the 1950s
Hilla Rebay in her studio in Connecticut at the end of the 1950s
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 30
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1958–1960
Object typePhotograph
Hilla Rebay in her studio in Connecticut...
Hilla Rebay in her studio in Connecticut at the end of the 1950s
Description: Close-up of Morning Star pictograph panel, showing white shell maskette ear...
Close-up of Morning Star pictograph panel, showing white shell maskette ear ornament
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
DimensionsFigure height 12 in. (30.6 cm)
LocationPicture Cave I, Warren County, Missouri
Close-up of Morning Star pictograph...
Close-up of Morning Star pictograph panel, showing white shell maskette ear ornament
Description: Winter Coast
Winter Coast
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 30
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions36 x 31 5/8 in.
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/101687.html
Accession numberCat. 1004
Winter Coast
Winter Coast
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: Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual figure with a shell necklace and raccoon
Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual figure with a shell necklace and raccoon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsHeight 12 in. (30.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession number91.11.5
Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual...
Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual figure with a shell necklace and raccoon
Description: Wilmington tablet
Wilmington tablet
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date400 BC–AD 1
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsWidth 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA3490/210
Wilmington tablet
Wilmington tablet
Description: Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Description: Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif
Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number37-1-20
Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent...
Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif
Description: View of Jerusalem
View of Jerusalem
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameFairman, James
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions32 × 45 in.
View of Jerusalem
View of Jerusalem
Description: Nude Girl Standing on a Pedestal
Nude Girl Standing on a Pedestal
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameVedder, Elihu
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions19 7/8 × 7 1/4 in. (50.48 × 18.41 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/nude-32244
Accession number26.773
Nude Girl Standing on a Pedestal
Nude Girl Standing on a Pedestal
Description: Ground floor and first floor plan of the London Missionary Society exhibiton, The...
Ground floor and first floor plan of the London Missionary Society exhibiton, The Orient in London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1908
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Ground floor and first floor plan of the...
Ground floor and first floor plan of the London Missionary Society exhibiton, The Orient in London
Description: Cathedral of Seville
Cathedral of Seville
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1869–1870
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas mounted on wood
Dimensions16 1/8 × 18 1/8 in. (40.8 × 45.9 cm)
LocationHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Cathedral of Seville
Cathedral of Seville
Description: Sunset
Sunset
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameFairman, James
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions32 × 44 1/2 in.
LocationGraham Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sunset
Sunset
Description: Barberini Villa, Italy [Villa Borghese, Rome?]
Barberini Villa, Italy [Villa Borghese, Rome?]
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameInness, George, Sr.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions9 × 13 1/16 in.
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
Barberini Villa, Italy [Villa Borghese,...
Barberini Villa, Italy [Villa Borghese, Rome?]
Description: Engraved shell gorget
Engraved shell gorget
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=162136
Accession number15/855
Engraved shell gorget
Engraved shell gorget
Description: Thoughts of the Future (Thoughts of Liberia, Emancipation)
Thoughts of the Future (Thoughts of Liberia, Emancipation)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameWhite, Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 x 21 in.
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/59122/thoughts-of-the-future-thoughts-of-liberia-emancipation
Accession numberS-200
Thoughts of the Future (Thoughts of...
Thoughts of the Future (Thoughts of Liberia, Emancipation)
Description: Shell Shaker
Shell Shaker
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nameBlalock Jones, Ruthe
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1986
Object typePainting
MaterialsGouache on paper
Dimensions14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
LocationCollection of the Artist
Shell Shaker
Shell Shaker
Description: Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1833
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the...
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Description: Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the deployment of ritually significant motifs...
Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the deployment of ritually significant motifs surrounding a central opening
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the...
Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the deployment of ritually significant motifs surrounding a central opening
Description: Henry Field Memorial Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago
Henry Field Memorial Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 01
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1900
Object typePhotograph
Henry Field Memorial Collection, The Art...
Henry Field Memorial Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago
Description: The Earl of Angus Conferring Knighthood on De Wilton
The Earl of Angus Conferring Knighthood on De Wilton
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameTrumbull, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1810
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions94 1/2 x 66 11/16 in. (240 x 169.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/128
Accession number1832.82
The Earl of Angus Conferring Knighthood...
The Earl of Angus Conferring Knighthood on De Wilton
Description: Cache of 32 bifacial blades
Cache of 32 bifacial blades
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsBurlington chert
DimensionsLength 5–5 3/8 in. (12.7–13.5 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number803/676 series
Cache of 32 bifacial blades
Cache of 32 bifacial blades
Description: The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Quaker boat
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Quaker boat
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10819
Accession number34.92
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with...
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Quaker boat
Description: Washerwomen, Seville
Washerwomen, Seville
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameUlrich, Charles Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1888
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on panel
Dimensions19 1/4 × 24 in. (48.9 × 61 cm)
LocationUnknown, Courtesy Debra Force Fine Art
Washerwomen, Seville
Washerwomen, Seville
Description: Installation view of Pueblo Women’s Ceramics from the Patti Skigen Collection
Installation view of Pueblo Women’s Ceramics from the Patti Skigen Collection
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2019
Object typePhotograph
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Installation view of Pueblo...
Installation view of Pueblo Women’s Ceramics from the Patti Skigen Collection
Description: Map: The First Nations of the Northwest Coast
Map: The First Nations of the Northwest Coast
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Map: The First Nations of the Northwest...
Map: The First Nations of the Northwest Coast
Description: Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern...
Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1928
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationFrom John R. Swanton, "Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico" (Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, 1928), p. 211
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a...
Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma
Description: Bowl
Bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureHaida (?)
Creator roleArtist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsMountain sheep horn
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=19%20%20%2F%20%20696
Accession number19/696
Bowl
Bowl
Description: Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
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: A Quiet Pool on a Sunny Day
A Quiet Pool on a Sunny Day
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions12 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (32.4 x 50.2 cm)
LocationKaren A. and Kevin W. Kennedy Collection
A Quiet Pool on a Sunny Day
A Quiet Pool on a Sunny Day
Description: Damascus
Damascus
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameMelrose, Andrew W.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Damascus
Damascus
Description: Street Urchins
Street Urchins
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBlythe, David Gilmour
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1856–1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 x 22 in.
LocationButler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Street Urchins
Street Urchins
Description: What an Unbranded Cow Has Cost
What an Unbranded Cow Has Cost
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/16 × 35 1/8 in. (71.3 × 89.2 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/24069
Accession number1977.114
What an Unbranded Cow Has Cost
What an Unbranded Cow Has Cost
Description: Moonrise in Greece
Moonrise in Greece
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions14 1/8 × 20 1/4 in.
LocationSanta Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California
http://collections.sbma.net/objects/1988/moonrise-in-greece?ctx=7a58ed57-b2a5-455d-9a28-6f050b76e5c2&idx=2
Accession number1966.1
Moonrise in Greece
Moonrise in Greece
Description: Commanche Village, Women Dressing Robes and Drying Meat
Commanche Village, Women Dressing Robes and Drying Meat
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameCatlin, George
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1834–1835
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 × 27 1/4 in. (50.9 × 69.3 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=4011
Accession number1985.66.346
Commanche Village, Women Dressing Robes...
Commanche Village, Women Dressing Robes and Drying Meat
Description: The Higher Law
The Higher Law
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameBlythe, David Gilmour
Creator name (description)Signed
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
Dimensions51.4 × 62.2 cm
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Accession number58.56.3
The Higher Law
The Higher Law
Description: Shaman wearing the head and hide of a bear, known as the Wray figurine
Shaman wearing the head and hide of a bear, known as the Wray figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 6 1/4 in. (16 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA 3874/1
Shaman wearing the head and hide of a...
Shaman wearing the head and hide of a bear, known as the Wray figurine
Description: V-yoke tunic depicting wolves with dance collar showing a killer whale
V-yoke tunic depicting wolves with dance collar showing a killer whale
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureTlingit
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1875–1925
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsWool, cotton, glass beads
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Accession number161682.000
V-yoke tunic depicting wolves with dance...
V-yoke tunic depicting wolves with dance collar showing a killer whale
Description: Elongated bird head
Elongated bird head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 200–500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberDN/749CAT1901-39
Elongated bird head
Elongated bird head
Description: Swallow-shaped gorget
Swallow-shaped gorget
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1500–1600
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number33-54-10/1536
Swallow-shaped gorget
Swallow-shaped gorget
Description: Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of greater southeastern United...
Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Description: Ground plan of "Recent Paintings by Mark Rothko" exhibition, Art...
Ground plan of "Recent Paintings by Mark Rothko" exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1954
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Ground plan of "Recent Paintings by Mark...
Ground plan of "Recent Paintings by Mark Rothko" exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago
Description: Installation photograph of the South Walls of the Rothko Chapel, Houston
Installation photograph of the South Walls of the Rothko Chapel, Houston
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Installation photograph of the South...
Installation photograph of the South Walls of the Rothko Chapel, Houston
Description: Albano, Italy, detail of label on reverse
Albano, Italy, detail of label on reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameInness, George, Jr.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1872–1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey
http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/27941
Accession numbery1956-121
Albano, Italy, detail of label on...
Albano, Italy, detail of label on reverse
Description: Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing Birdman rising within an arc of annular...
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing Birdman rising within an arc of annular elements surrounded by running arrows
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell...
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing Birdman rising within an arc of annular elements surrounded by running arrows
Description: The Card Players
The Card Players
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameWoodville, Richard Caton
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1846
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/2 x 25 in.
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://dia.org/collection/card-players-65442
Accession number55.175
The Card Players
The Card Players
Description: Home Scene
Home Scene
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 11/16 x 18 1/16 in. (55.1 x 45.9 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1026
Accession number50.115
Home Scene
Home Scene
Description: Spatulate baton
Spatulate baton
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 23 5/8 in. (60 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberA170832
Spatulate baton
Spatulate baton
Description: Pair of earspools
Pair of earspools
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8200741
Accession numberA448691
Pair of earspools
Pair of earspools
Description: Sketch of the Artist Camped outside Jerusalem
Sketch of the Artist Camped outside Jerusalem
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameKellogg, Miner Kilbourne
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on cardboard
Dimensions11 3/4 × 10 in.
LocationCincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=17995754
Sketch of the Artist Camped outside...
Sketch of the Artist Camped outside Jerusalem
Description: The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.42848.html
Accession number1953.7.1
The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
Description: Belshazzar's Feast
Belshazzar's Feast
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameAllston, Washington
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1817–1843
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions144 1/8 × 192 1/8 in. (366.1 × 488.0 cm)
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/belshazzars-feast-24436
Accession number55.515
Belshazzar's Feast
Belshazzar's Feast
Description: Tlingit Chief Charles Jones Shakes at home with possessions, Wrangell, Alaska
Tlingit Chief Charles Jones Shakes at home with possessions, Wrangell, Alaska
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1907
Object typePhotograph
LocationUniversity of Washington Libraries, Seattle
Accession numberNA 3728
Tlingit Chief Charles Jones Shakes at...
Tlingit Chief Charles Jones Shakes at home with possessions, Wrangell, Alaska
Description: Tapa Figure, Easter Island
Tapa Figure, Easter Island
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 26
Creator nationality/cultureEaster Islander
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1850
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsBulrush, mulberry bark, wood, and pigments
LocationPeabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tapa Figure, Easter Island
Tapa Figure, Easter Island
Description: The Cumaean Sibyl
The Cumaean Sibyl
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameVedder, Elihu
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions96.5 x 149.9 cm
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/cumaean-sibyl-64090
Accession number57.235
The Cumaean Sibyl
The Cumaean Sibyl
Description: The Peaceable Kingdom
The Peaceable Kingdom
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 24
Creator nameHicks, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 7/8 × 23 15/16 in. (45.4 × 60.8 cm)
LocationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/peaceable-kingdom
Accession number1985.17
The Peaceable Kingdom
The Peaceable Kingdom
Description: View in Rome [Arch of Titus]
View in Rome [Arch of Titus]
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameVanderlyn, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1805
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions17 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.
LocationSenate House State Historic Site, Kingston, New York
View in Rome [Arch of Titus]
View in Rome [Arch of Titus]
Description: Interior of St. George’s Museum, Walkley, Sheffield
Interior of St. George’s Museum, Walkley, Sheffield
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 14
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1884–1889
Object typePhotograph
Dimensions20.3 × 15 cm
LocationSheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, United Kingdom
Accession numberCGSG04661
Interior of St. George’s Museum,...
Interior of St. George’s Museum, Walkley, Sheffield
Description: Self Portrait
Self Portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 24
Creator nameHunt, William Morris
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1849
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/31033/self-portrait
Accession number92.2742
Self Portrait
Self Portrait
Description: Front cover of the London Missionary Society magazine (The Exhibition Herald)
Front cover of the London Missionary Society magazine (The Exhibition Herald)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1908
Object typePeriodical
Front cover of the London Missionary...
Front cover of the London Missionary Society magazine (The Exhibition Herald)
Description: Annabel Lee
Annabel Lee
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 07
Creator nameWhistler, James McNeill
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1869–1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/41283
Accession numberGLAHA:46377
Annabel Lee
Annabel Lee
Description: Wooden maskette
Wooden maskette
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRed cedar
Dimensions4 5/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (11.9 x 9.9 x 5.5 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number824/444
Wooden maskette
Wooden maskette
Description: Building a Smudge
Building a Smudge
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over traces of graphite, on wove paper
Dimensions13 1/2 x 20 5/8 in. (34.3 x 52.4 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/142790.html
Accession number2002-10-1
Building a Smudge
Building a Smudge
Description: Between the Rounds
Between the Rounds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1898-1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/42496
Accession number1929-184-16
Between the Rounds
Between the Rounds
Description: Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw silver bracelet
Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw silver bracelet
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureKwakwa̱ka̱’wakw
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1914
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsSilver
LocationRoyal BC Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Ethnology/ViewItem/132761
Accession number10003
Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw silver...
Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw silver bracelet
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: Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern...
Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma, as reordered by John R. Swanton of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a...
Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma, as reordered by John R. Swanton of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Description: Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing the Cooper family and the artist thought to...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing the Cooper family and the artist thought to be Richard West Habersham
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https:/­/­collection.terraamericanart.org/­objects/­243/­gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing the Cooper family and the artist thought to be Richard West Habersham
Description: Drawing of two intertwined snake-men from engraved whelk shell
Drawing of two intertwined snake-men from engraved whelk shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of two intertwined snake-men...
Drawing of two intertwined snake-men from engraved whelk shell
Description: Projected development of Braden, Craig, Hemphill, and Hightower styles
Projected development of Braden, Craig, Hemphill, and Hightower styles
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Projected development of Braden, Craig,...
Projected development of Braden, Craig, Hemphill, and Hightower styles
Description: Two rectangular gorgets
Two rectangular gorgets
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–500 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsQuartz
DimensionsLength 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) and 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6123.1208–09
Two rectangular gorgets
Two rectangular gorgets
Description: Engraving from Theodor de Bry's Edition of A Briefe and True Report of the New Found...
Engraving from Theodor de Bry's Edition of A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1590
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC
Engraving from Theodor de Bry's Edition...
Engraving from Theodor de Bry's Edition of A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
Description: Three ceremonial blades
Three ceremonial blades
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsObsidian
DimensionsHeights 11 in. (27.9 cm); 7 in. (17.8 cm); and 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number31.56808; 31.56777; and 31.56782
Three ceremonial blades
Three ceremonial blades
Description: A Spanish Bric-a-Brac Shop
A Spanish Bric-a-Brac Shop
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameChase, William Merritt
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1882
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas
Dimensions29 1/2 × 48 1/4 in. (74.9 × 122.6 cm)
A Spanish Bric-a-Brac Shop
A Spanish Bric-a-Brac Shop
Description: Headdress
Headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureG̱usg̱imukw Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsWood, paint
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%20%20%2F%208199%20AB
Accession number16/8199
Headdress
Headdress
Description: Feeding Time
Feeding Time
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor
Dimensions8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/3035
Accession number1955.1493
Feeding Time
Feeding Time
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: Classical Ruins, Syria
Classical Ruins, Syria
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1868
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on thin creamboard
Dimensions7 × 10 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18191353/
Accession number1917-4-1081
Classical Ruins, Syria
Classical Ruins, Syria
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of the two so-called Rogan plates
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of the two so-called Rogan plates
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8319020
Accession numberA91113
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of the two so-called Rogan plates
Description: Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo Indians and Great Britain, signed in...
Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo Indians and Great Britain, signed in 1765
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleOther
Creation date1765
Object typeOther
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberN39369
Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and...
Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo Indians and Great Britain, signed in 1765
Description: Pines of the Villa Barberini
Pines of the Villa Barberini
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameChapman, John Gadsby
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 × 21 in. (68.6 × 53.3 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/pines-of-the-villa-barberini-33117
Accession number47.1247
Pines of the Villa Barberini
Pines of the Villa Barberini
Description: The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Masailand, Kilimanjaro, Victoria...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Masailand, Kilimanjaro, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
The Stanley and African Exhibition...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Masailand, Kilimanjaro, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: Moses on the Mount
Moses on the Mount
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator namePratt, Henry Cheeves
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1828–1829
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions48 1/2 × 60 1/2 in.
LocationShelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont
Moses on the Mount
Moses on the Mount
Description: Venus
Venus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 07
Creator nameWhistler, James McNeill
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1868
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
Venus
Venus
Description: The Judgment of Paris
The Judgment of Paris
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameGray, Henry Peters
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions50 7/8 × 41 in.
LocationFormerly Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
The Judgment of Paris
The Judgment of Paris
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.2559
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Description: Art Student Actors
Art Student Actors
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1916
Object typePeriodical
LocationChicago Tribune, May 25, 1916
Art Student Actors
Art Student Actors
Description: Engraved whelk shell depicting intertwined, two-headed serpents
Engraved whelk shell depicting intertwined, two-headed serpents
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 15 in. (38.1 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number31-1-17
Engraved whelk shell depicting...
Engraved whelk shell depicting intertwined, two-headed serpents
Description: Shipyard at Gloucester
Shipyard at Gloucester
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions13 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (34.3 x 50.2 cm)
LocationSmith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
Accession numberSC1950.99
Shipyard at Gloucester
Shipyard at Gloucester
Description: Algerian Shops
Algerian Shops
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameTiffany, Louis Comfort
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1872–1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor with brush and ink and red chalk on board
LocationBaltimore Museum of Art
https://collection.artbma.org/objects/3410/algerian-shops
Accession number1973.14
Algerian Shops
Algerian Shops
Description: Italian Shepherd Boy
Italian Shepherd Boy
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameAllston, Washington
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1819
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 × 17 inches (53.3 × 43.2 cm)
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/italian-shepherd-boy-24437
Accession number44.166
Italian Shepherd Boy
Italian Shepherd Boy
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: Watch Meeting Dec. 31st 1862 (Waiting for the Hour)
Watch Meeting Dec. 31st 1862 (Waiting for the Hour)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameCarlton, William Tolman
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73.7 × 92.1 cm
LocationMenil Collection, Houston
Watch Meeting Dec. 31st 1862 (Waiting...
Watch Meeting Dec. 31st 1862. Waiting for the Hour
Description: Torre di Schiavi
Torre di Schiavi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameHotchkiss, Thomas H.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1865
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions22 3/8 × 34 5/8 in. (56.9 × 88.1 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/torre-di-schiavi-10806
Accession number1977.52
Torre di Schiavi
Torre di Schiavi
Description: Syrian Ploughman
Syrian Ploughman
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameTroye, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions72 × 120 in.
LocationBethany College, Bethany, West Virginia
Syrian Ploughman
Syrian Ploughman
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1824
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions43 1/4 × 34 in. (109.8 × 86.3 cm)
LocationHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta
https://high.org/collections/portrait-of-mrs-morse-and-two-children/
Accession number2004.58
Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Description: Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameVanderlyn, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1823
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions94 × 64 in.
LocationCity Hall, New York
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Description: Installation view of The Power of Pictures: Images from the Collections of the...
Installation view of The Power of Pictures: Images from the Collections of the Beinecke Library
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2013
Object typePhotograph
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, , New Haven, Conn.
Installation view of The Power of...
Installation view of The Power of Pictures: Images from the Collections of the Beinecke Library
Description: Copper bracelet with shark motif
Copper bracelet with shark motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureSitka Tlingit
Creator roleJeweler
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsCopper
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=%20%20%20E%2F%20%20448
Accession numberE/448
Copper bracelet with shark motif
Copper bracelet with shark motif
Description: Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator nameChase, William Merritt
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1888
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 5/8 × 35 7/8 in. (70.17 × 91.12 cm)
LocationPhillips Collection, Washington, DC
https://www.phillipscollection.org/collection/browse-the-collection?id=0298
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
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: The Stanley and African Exhibition display from the Congo Basin, Victoria Gallery,...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from the Congo Basin, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
The Stanley and African Exhibition...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from the Congo Basin, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: The Stanley and African Exhibition display from East Central Africa, Victoria...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from East Central Africa, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
The Stanley and African Exhibition...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from East Central Africa, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax nox
Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax nox
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator roleArtist
Creation date2010
Object typePerformance Art
Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax...
Git Hayetsk dancing the Stone Mask nax nox
Description: The Appian Way, Rome
The Appian Way, Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameChapman, John Linton
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions29 7/8 × 71 in.
The Appian Way, Rome
The Appian Way, Rome
Description: Art Institute of Chicago, installation view of Arts of Africa (Gallery 137)
Art Institute of Chicago, installation view of Arts of Africa (Gallery 137)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 01
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2019
Object typePhotograph
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, installation...
Art Institute of Chicago, installation view of Arts of Africa (Gallery 137)
Description: Marius Amid the Ruins of Carthage
Marius Amid the Ruins of Carthage
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameVanderlyn, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1807
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions87 × 68 1/2 in.
LocationFine Arts Museum of San Francisco
https://art.famsf.org/john-vanderlyn/caius-marius-amid-ruins-carthage-49835
Accession number1922.07.17
Marius Amid the Ruins of Carthage
Marius Amidst the Ruins of Carthage
Description: A Wintry Walk
A Wintry Walk
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameHarrison, Birge
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions16 1/2 x 20 in. (42 x 51 cm)
A Wintry Walk
A Wintry Walk
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: Katherine Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren (La Lecture)
Katherine Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren (La Lecture)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 23
Creator nameCassatt, Mary
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions55.9 × 100.3 cm
LocationPrivate collection, New York
Katherine Cassatt Reading to her...
Katherine Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren (La Lecture)
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: The Canyon Trail
The Canyon Trail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameHennings, Ernest Martin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1920
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions86.4 × 83.8 cm (34 × 33 in.)
LocationBoard of Education of the City of Chicago
The Canyon Trail
The Canyon Trail
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsConglomerate stone
DimensionsDiameter 4 3/8 in. (11 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession number2/1770CAT1869-90-81
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), detail
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/299524
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The...
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), detail
Description: Seated male and kneeling female figures
Seated male and kneeling female figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1325–1375
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsHeight 24 in. (61 cm) and 22 in. (55.9 cm)
LocationEtowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta
Seated male and kneeling female figures
Seated male and kneeling female figures
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: Zuñi Pueblo, with Taaiyalone mesa in background
Zuñi Pueblo, with Taaiyalone mesa in background
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Zuñi Pueblo, with Taaiyalone mesa...
Zuñi Pueblo, with Taaiyalone mesa in background
Description: Interior of the South Hall of the Horniman Museum
Interior of the South Hall of the Horniman Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1904
Object typePhotograph
LocationHorniman Museum, London
Interior of the South Hall of the...
Interior of the South Hall of the Horniman Museum
Description: Gallery of the Louvre
Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1833
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Gallery of the Louvre
Gallery of the Louvre
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: 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: Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl
Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of the incising on the underside...
Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl
Description: Dying Hercules
Dying Hercules
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1812
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions96 1/4 × 78 1/8 in. (244.5 × 198.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/224
Accession number1866.3
Dying Hercules
The Dying Hercules
Description: Low tablet
Low tablet
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date400 BC–AD 1
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsLength 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA3800/1
Low tablet
Low tablet
Description: Engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number37-1-40
Engraved whelk shell with two figures...
Engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Description: In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company provided chauffeured, touring car visits from...
In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company provided chauffeured, touring car visits from its La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe to nearby Pueblo communities
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationHeard Museum, Phoenix
In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company...
In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company provided chauffeured, touring car visits from its La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe to nearby Pueblo communities
Description: The Post Office
The Post Office
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBlythe, David Gilmour
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859–1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 x 20 in.
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/4e98224a-7f40-427c-aa25-40444a2215dc
Accession number42.9
The Post Office
The Post Office
Description: Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 07
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1840
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
LocationOhio History Connection Archives/Library, Columbus
Accession numberPA Box 186C 17
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe,...
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811
Description: The Horniman Museum, interior view
The Horniman Museum, interior view
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1891
Object typePeriodical
LocationHorniman Museum Cuttings File 1888–1901
The Horniman Museum, interior view
The Horniman Museum, interior view
Description: Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions8 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number146.50664
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Description: Arch of Titus
Arch of Titus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameHealy, George Peter Alexander;Church, Frederic Edwin;McEntee, Jervis
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions74 × 49 in.
LocationNewark Museum, New Jersey
Accession number26.126
Arch of Titus
Arch of Titus
Description: Study for a London signboard of a black boy holding a large tricorn hat
Study for a London signboard of a black boy holding a large tricorn hat
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1750–1770
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and gouache
LocationPrivate collection, London
Study for a London signboard of a black...
Study for a London signboard of a black boy holding a large tricorn hat
Description: The Return, Tynemouth, detail
The Return, Tynemouth, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and scraping, heightened with gum glaze, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured, ivory wove paper
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/113064
Accession number1933.1251R
The Return, Tynemouth, detail
The Return, Tynemouth, detail
Description: Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsHeight 5 in. (12.7 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession number43077
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake...
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Description: Basketry ammunition case
Basketry ammunition case
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureHoonah Tlingit
Creator roleArtist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSpruce root, grass
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=%20%20%20E%2F%201465
Accession numberE/1465
Basketry ammunition case
Basketry ammunition case
Description: The Quartette
The Quartette
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameDannat, Wiliam Turner
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1884
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions94 3/8 × 92 3/4 in. (239.7 × 235.6 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10614
Accession number87.26
The Quartette
The Quartette
Description: The Course of Empire: Consummation
The Course of Empire: Consummation
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1835–1836
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions51 × 76 in.
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/54911/the-course-of-empire-the-consummation-of-empire
Accession number1858.3
The Course of Empire: Consummation
The Course of Empire: The Consummation
Description: Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee
Accession numberAC882
Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
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: 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: Sheridan's Campaign, Custer's Demand
Sheridan's Campaign, Custer's Demand
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameSchreyvogel, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1903
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/011254
Accession number01.1254
Sheridan's Campaign, Custer's Demand
Sheridan's Campaign, Custer's Demand
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
Description: Bringing Home the Bride
Bringing Home the Bride
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameHovenden, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1893
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions56 × 78 in.
LocationUniversity of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
Bringing Home the Bride
Bringing Home the Bride
Description: Installation view of Navajo Indians sand painting on March 26, 1941, at the...
Installation view of Navajo Indians sand painting on March 26, 1941, at the exhibition Indian Art of the United States, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator nameElisofon, Eliot
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1941
Object typePhotograph
LocationMuseum of Modern Art Archives, New York
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2998?installation_image_index=77
Accession numberIN123.52
Installation view of Navajo Indians sand...
Installation view of Navajo Indians sand painting on March 26, 1941, at the exhibition Indian Art of the United States, detail
Description: Engraved shell gorget with water spider motif
Engraved shell gorget with water spider motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 in. (10.2 cm)
LocationTennessee Historical Society Collection, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville
Accession number4.203.2
Engraved shell gorget with water spider...
Engraved shell gorget with water spider motif
Description: Interior of the Artist's Studio (The Tenth Street Studio)
Interior of the Artist's Studio (The Tenth Street Studio)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameChase, William Merritt
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions36 × 48 in.
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/33760/
Accession number48.1933
Interior of the Artist's Studio (The...
Interior of the Artist's Studio (The Tenth Street Studio)
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting a falcon
Copper repoussé plate depicting a falcon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
LocationWashington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis
Accession numberWU3682
Copper repoussé plate depicting a...
Copper repoussé plate depicting a falcon
Description: Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills Creek site in St. Francois County, Missouri
Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills Creek site in St. Francois County, Missouri
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills...
Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills Creek site in St. Francois County, Missouri
Description: Serpent effigy
Serpent effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSheet mica, river pearl, and pigment
DimensionsWidth 14 in. (35.6 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number82-35-10/29683
Serpent effigy
Serpent effigy
Description: Self-Portrait of the Artist in His Studio
Self-Portrait of the Artist in His Studio
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameHovenden, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 5/8 x 17 5/8 in. (67.6 x 44.8 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/8585
Accession number1969.28
Self-Portrait of the Artist in His...
Self-Portrait of the Artist in His Studio
Description: Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures, Thirty-seven in Number, from the Most...
Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures, Thirty-seven in Number, from the Most Celebrated Masters, Copied into the Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1833
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures,...
Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures, Thirty-seven in Number, from the Most Celebrated Masters, Copied into the Gallery of the Louvre
Description: The Banjo Lesson
The Banjo Lesson
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 09
Creator nameTanner, Henry Ossawa
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1893
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions49 × 35 1/2 in. (124.46 × 90.17 cm)
LocationHampton University Museum, Virginia
The Banjo Lesson
The Banjo Lesson
Description: Map of the American Bottom, c. 1800, showing the principal mound groups and other...
Map of the American Bottom, c. 1800, showing the principal mound groups and other nonmound archaeological sites
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the American Bottom, c. 1800,...
Map of the American Bottom, c. 1800, showing the principal mound groups and other nonmound archaeological sites
Description: Key to the Pictures
Key to the Pictures
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1833
Object typeIllustration
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Key to the Pictures
Key to the Pictures
Description: Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD 1100–1500
Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD 1100–1500
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD...
Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD 1100–1500
Description: Doll
Doll
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureChilkat Tlingit
Creator roleToymaker/Designer/Developer
Object typeToy/Game
MaterialsStone, calico, hair, paint
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=19%20%20%2F%20%20246
Accession number19/246
Doll
Doll
Description: Beetle effigy
Beetle effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 200–500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCarved antler
DimensionsLength 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number85-51-10/38841
Beetle effigy
Beetle effigy
Description: Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Description: Sponge Fishermen, Bahamas
Sponge Fishermen, Bahamas
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 off-white wove paper
Dimensions11 x 20 1/8 in. (27.9 x 51.1 cm)
LocationKaren A. and Kevin W. Kennedy Collection
Sponge Fishermen, Bahamas
Sponge Fishermen, Bahamas
Description: Ruins at Baalbek
Ruins at Baalbek
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1868
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 3/4 × 36 1/4 in.
Ruins at Baalbek
Ruins at Baalbek
Description: Families in the David T. Owsley Galleries of South Asian Art
Families in the David T. Owsley Galleries of South Asian Art
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArtist
Object typeInstallation
LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX
Families in the David T. Owsley...
Families in the David T. Owsley Galleries of South Asian Art
Description: Model house with pole, alternate view
Model house with pole, alternate view
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 27
Creator nationality/cultureHaida
Creator roleArtist
Object typeOther
MaterialsWood, paint, metal
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%2E1%2F%201164
Accession number16.1/1164
Model house with pole, alternate view
Model house with pole, alternate view
Description: A Male Model Standing before a Stove
A Male Model Standing before a Stove
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1875–1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12128
Accession number1972.32
A Male Model Standing before a Stove
A Male Model Standing before a Stove
Description: Drawing of a mask at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin
Drawing of a mask at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureKwakwaka’wakw
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberBoas Collection, Box 3 folder 1, fig. 106
Drawing of a mask at the Ethnologisches...
Drawing of a mask at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin
Description: Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
Dimensions13 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (34 x 18 x 13 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=202381
Accession number18/9121
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
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: Arcadia
Arcadia
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1883
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 5/8 x 45 in. (98.1 x 114.3 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10810
Accession number67.187.125
Arcadia
Arcadia
Description: Professor Henry A. Rowland
Professor Henry A. Rowland
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions80 1/4 x 54 in. (203.84 x 137.16 cm)
LocationPhillips Academy, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts
http://accessaddison.andover.edu/Obj1516
Accession number1931.5
Professor Henry A. Rowland
Professor Henry A. Rowland
Description: Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 7 in. (17.8 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number727.68554
Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Description: Making Moccasins
Making Moccasins
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMiller, Alfred Jacob
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1837-1838
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions6 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (16 × 14 cm)
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3806836
Accession number10686736
Making Moccasins
Making Moccasins
Description: Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
Dimensions20 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 5/8 in. (51 x 14 x 1.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=221364
Accession number20/7099
Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Description: Pine Grove, Barberini Villa, Albano, Italy
Pine Grove, Barberini Villa, Albano, Italy
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameInness, George, Sr.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 × 45 3/8 in. (76.84 × 115.25 cm)
LocationVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
Accession number44.16.1
Pine Grove, Barberini Villa, Albano,...
Pine Grove, Barberini Villa, Albano, Italy
Description: Incensing the Veil
Incensing the Veil
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and graphite on paper
LocationIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/collection/10873
Accession numberP3w33
Incensing the Veil
Incensing the Veil
Description: Plummet stone
Plummet stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–700 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsHematite
DimensionsLength 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/612658
Accession number6123.2658
Plummet stone
Plummet stone
Description: Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Morse and his pupil
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Morse and his pupil
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https://collection.terraamericanart.org/objects/243/gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Morse and...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, Morse and his pupil
Description: Git Hayetsk dancing Boa’ (the Cannibal Giant) nax nox
Git Hayetsk dancing Boa’ (the Cannibal Giant) nax nox
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator roleArtist
Creation date2010
Object typePerformance Art
Git Hayetsk dancing Boa’ (the...
Git Hayetsk dancing Boa’ (the Cannibal Giant) nax nox
Description: The House of Representatives, detail
The House of Representatives, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Corcoran Collection)
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.166463.html
Accession number2014.79.27
The House of Representatives, detail
The House of Representatives, detail
Description: Chetro Ketl
Chetro Ketl
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChaco/Anasazi
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date900–1175
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChaco Canyon, New Mexico
Chetro Ketl
Chetro Ketl
Description: In the Woodshed
In the Woodshed
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameClonney, James Goodwyn
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1838
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 1/4 x 14 in.
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/in-the-woodshed-33065
Accession number47.1193
In the Woodshed
In the Woodshed
Description: Mineral Gallery of the British Museum
Mineral Gallery of the British Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 14
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1923
Object typePhotograph
LocationNatural History Museum, London
Mineral Gallery of the British Museum
Mineral Gallery of the British Museum
Description: The Albers Collection of Ancient Mexican Art, installation photographs
The Albers Collection of Ancient Mexican Art, installation photographs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1982
Object typePhotograph
LocationYale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut
The Albers Collection of Ancient Mexican...
The Albers Collection of Ancient Mexican Art, installation photographs
Description: Bazaar in Damascus
Bazaar in Damascus
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameTroye, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions84 × 64 in.
LocationBethany College, Bethany, West Virginia
Bazaar in Damascus
Bazaar in Damascus
Description: The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
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 number#1889.0001
The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Description: The Luckless Hunter
The Luckless Hunter
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1909
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 x 30 1/2 in. (68.9 x 77.5 cm)
LocationSid Richardson Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
https://www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org/gallery.php/art/luckless-hunter
The Luckless Hunter
The Luckless Hunter
Description: How Many Eggs?
How Many Eggs?
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1873
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, over graphite, on hot-pressed, white wove paper, mounted to millboard
Dimensions13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (33.3 x 24.3 cm)
LocationKaren A. and Kevin W. Kennedy Collection
How Many Eggs?
How Many Eggs?
Description: Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Description: Nearing the Issue at the Cockpit
Nearing the Issue at the Cockpit
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameBonham, Horace
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1879
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions51.12 × 68.58 cm (20 1/8 × 27 in.)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Corcoran Collection)
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.177072.html
Accession number2014.136.121
Nearing the Issue at the Cockpit
Nearing the Issue at the Cockpit
Description: Ceremonial blade
Ceremonial blade
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsObsidian
DimensionsHeight 16 in. (40.6 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA283/322C
Ceremonial blade
Ceremonial blade
Description: Engraved circular palette with intertwined plumed serpents; known in archaeological...
Engraved circular palette with intertwined plumed serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Issaquena Disk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSandstone (?)
DimensionsDiameter 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA14/23
Engraved circular palette with...
Engraved circular palette with intertwined plumed serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Issaquena Disk
Description: Drawing of a engraved whelk shell
Drawing of a engraved whelk shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of a engraved whelk shell
Drawing of a engraved whelk shell
Description: Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsQuartzite
DimensionsDiameter 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Description: The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator nameRyder, Albert Pinkham
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1896–1908
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 3/4 × 35 7/16 in. (70.5 × 90 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1928.8
Accession number1928.8
The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession number2/90CAT1869-90-81
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
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: Feast
Feast
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNative American
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1930–1970
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk on paperboard
Dimensions12 5/8 × 18 in. (32 × 46 cm)
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Conn.
https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3546073
Accession numberWA MSS S-150
Feast
Feast
Description: Old Virginia Home
Old Virginia Home
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameBlythe, David Gilmour
Creator name (description)Signed
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1864
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
Dimensions52.7 × 73 cm
LocationArt Institute of Chicago, Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/55380
Accession number1979.55
Old Virginia Home
Old Virginia Home
Description: View of the Great Circle, a portion of the Newark Earthworks measuring 1,200 feet in...
View of the Great Circle, a portion of the Newark Earthworks measuring 1,200 feet in diameter
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
View of the Great Circle, a portion of...
View of the Great Circle, a portion of the Newark Earthworks measuring 1,200 feet in diameter
Description: Long-Nosed God maskette ear ornaments
Long-Nosed God maskette ear ornaments
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsLength 8 7/8 in. (22.4 cm) and 8 5/8 in. (22 cm)
LocationCharles L. Adam Family Collection, Missouri
Long-Nosed God maskette ear ornaments
Long-Nosed God maskette ear ornaments
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: The House of Representatives
The House of Representatives
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions86 7/8 × 130 5/8 in. (220.6 × 331.8 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Corcoran Collection)
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.166463.html
Accession number2014.79.27
The House of Representatives
The House of Representatives
Description: Ground floor and first floor plan of the London Missionary Society exhibiton, The...
Ground floor and first floor plan of the London Missionary Society exhibiton, The Orient in London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1908
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Ground floor and first floor plan of the...
Ground floor and first floor plan of the London Missionary Society exhibiton, The Orient in London
Description: The City and the Country Beaux
The City and the Country Beaux
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameEdmonds, Francis William
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1838
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/8 x 24 1/4 in.
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/2480
Accession number1955.915
The City and the Country Beaux
The City and the Country Beaux
Description: Engraved shell gorget with Birdman vessel and severed heads
Engraved shell gorget with Birdman vessel and severed heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
LocationTommy Beutell Collection
Accession numberSH355
Engraved shell gorget with Birdman...
Engraved shell gorget with Birdman vessel and severed heads
Description: Nuu-chah-nulth wolf headdress from Nootka Sound
Nuu-chah-nulth wolf headdress from Nootka Sound
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureNuu-chah-nulth
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsWood, paint, hair
LocationEthnological Museum, Berlin
http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&lang=en
Accession numberIV B 27
Nuu-chah-nulth wolf headdress from...
Nuu-chah-nulth wolf headdress from Nootka Sound
Description: Miracle of Saint Mark
Miracle of Saint Mark
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator name (description)copy after Jacopo Tintoretto
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 × 38 3/8 in. (68.6 × 97.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/31735/miracle-of-saint-mark
Accession number18.653
Miracle of Saint Mark
Miracle of Saint Mark
Description: Parakeet effigy bead
Parakeet effigy bead
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 3000 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRed jasper
DimensionsLength 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6123.2964
Parakeet effigy bead
Parakeet effigy bead
Description: Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameFairman, James
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions31 × 44 in.
LocationChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Description: Engraved whelk shell with four winged serpents surrounding a cross-in-circle motif
Engraved whelk shell with four winged serpents surrounding a cross-in-circle motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number37-1-39
Engraved whelk shell with four winged...
Engraved whelk shell with four winged serpents surrounding a cross-in-circle motif
Description: Jar
Jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/4486
Jar
Jar
Description: Wood Boat
Wood Boat
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameBingham, George Caleb
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1850
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 3/4 in × 29 5/8 in.
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/62/
Accession number14:1951
Wood Boat
Wood Boat
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: John Biglin in a Single Scull
John Biglin in a Single Scull
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 3/8 x 16 in. (61.9 x 40.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5464
Accession number1932.263
John Biglin in a Single Scull
John Biglin in a Single Scull
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: The News Boys
The News Boys
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameBlythe, David Gilmour
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1846–1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas mounted on academy board
Dimensions29 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/027869bd-6bad-4f58-9c82-6a43150497bd
Accession number56.26
The News Boys
The News Boys
Description: Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Description: El Jaleo intalled in the Spanish Cloister
El Jaleo intalled in the Spanish Cloister
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameMarr, Thomas E. & Son
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1915
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsGelatin silver print
LocationIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/collection/34148
Accession numberARC.008393
El Jaleo intalled in the Spanish...
Spanish Cloister
Description: Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1100–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
LocationTommy Bryden Collection, Springfield, Illinois
Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Description: Bracelet, detail
Bracelet, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureTlingit
Creator roleJeweler
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsSilver
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%2E1%2F%201167%20B
Accession number16.1/1167B
Bracelet, detail
Bracelet, detail
Description: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameFairman, James
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions31 3/4 × 45 in.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Description: Francis I, Study for Gallery of the Louvre
Francis I, Study for Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator name (description)Copy after Titian
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions10 x 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https://collection.terraamericanart.org/objects/629/francis-i-study-for-gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession numberC1984.5
Francis I, Study for Gallery of the...
Francis I, Study for Gallery of the Louvre
Description: The Last Furrow
The Last Furrow
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and gum glaze on hot-pressed white wove paper
Dimensions13 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (33.7 x 50.2 cm)
LocationKaren A. and Kevin W. Kennedy Collection
The Last Furrow
The Last Furrow
Description: Dora Wheeler
Dora Wheeler
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator nameChase, William Merritt
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions159 × 165.5 cm
LocationCleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1239
Accession number1921.1239
Dora Wheeler
Dora Wheeler
Description: Surf, Prout's Neck
Surf, Prout's Neck
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1883
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on cream wove paper
Dimensions11 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (29 x 49.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/53281
Accession number1984.32.15
Surf, Prout's Neck
Surf, Prout's Neck
Description: Moorish Mosque of Sidi Halou Tlemcin, Algeria
Moorish Mosque of Sidi Halou Tlemcin, Algeria
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameColman, Samuel
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and opaque watercolor on paper
LocationPrivate collection
Moorish Mosque of Sidi Halou Tlemcin,...
Moorish Mosque of Sidi Halou Tlemcin, Algeria
Description: Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder
Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 07
Creator nameWhistler, James McNeill
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876–1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationFrick Collection, New York
https://collections.frick.org/objects/282/arrangement-in-brown-and-black-portrait-of-miss-rosa-corder
Accession number1914.1.134
Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait...
Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder
Description: Indians on the Warpath
Indians on the Warpath
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1923
Object typePhotograph
LocationChicago Tribune, January 13, 1923
Indians on the Warpath
Indians on the Warpath
Description: Madonna and Child Visiting the Family of John the Baptist
Madonna and Child Visiting the Family of John the Baptist
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameLandis, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions9 5/16 × 13 7/16 in.
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.42512.html
Accession number1953.5.109
Madonna and Child Visiting the Family of...
Madonna and Child Visiting the Family of John the Baptist
Description: Sunset on the Plains
Sunset on the Plains
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1905–1906
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
LocationWest Point Museum, United States Military Academy
Sunset on the Plains
Sunset on the Plains
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsQuartz
DimensionsDiameter 5 in. (12.7 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Profile of a human head
Profile of a human head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 7 in. (17.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Profile of a human head
Profile of a human head
Description: Musicians Case, Yellow Room
Musicians Case, Yellow Room
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1941
Object typePhotograph
LocationIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Musicians Case, Yellow Room
Musicians Case, Yellow Room
Description: Venus Arising from the Sea: A Deception (After the Bath)
Venus Arising from the Sea: A Deception (After the Bath)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator namePeale, Raphaelle
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1823
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions29 1/8 × 24 1/8 in. (74 × 61.3 cm)
LocationNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
http://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/30797/venus-rising-from-the-seaa-deception
Accession number34-147
Venus Arising from the Sea: A Deception...
Venus Arising from the Sea: A Deception (After the Bath)
Description: Engraved whelk shell showing fish being speared
Engraved whelk shell showing fish being speared
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9308
Engraved whelk shell showing fish being...
Engraved whelk shell showing fish being speared
Description: Cache of projectile points
Cache of projectile points
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsChert
DimensionsLength 1 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.0–6.5 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number1967-86 and 1970-45
Cache of projectile points
Cache of projectile points
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8133343
Accession numberA388051-0
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: The Sphinx
The Sphinx
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameKellogg, Miner Kilbourne
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1858
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationGallier House Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Sphinx
The Sphinx
Description: Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery...
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Description: Moccasins
Moccasins
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureTlingit
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1900
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsHide, fur, wool, cotton, glass beads
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/objects/NMAI_215305?destination=edan_searchtab%3Fpage%3D4%26edan_q%3DMoccasins%25201900%2520Hide%252C%2520fur%252C%2520wool%252C%2520cotton%252C%2520glass%2520beads
Accession number20/1549
Moccasins
Moccasins
Description: Lake Nemi
Lake Nemi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameInness, George, Sr.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions29 3/4 × 44 7/8 in. (75.6 × 114 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/lake-nemi-33371
Accession number49.412
Lake Nemi
Lake Nemi
Description: The Resignation of General Washington
The Resignation of General Washington
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameTrumbull, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822–1824
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions(144 × 216 in.) 365.76 × 548.64 cm
LocationRotunda, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
The Resignation of General Washington
The Resignation of General Washington
Description: Joseph Gales
Joseph Gales
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (13.97 × 8.89 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.176300.html
Accession number2014.136.72
Joseph Gales
Joseph Gales
Description: The Questioner of the Sphinx
The Questioner of the Sphinx
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameVedder, Elihu
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions91.5 x 106 cm
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-questioner-of-the-sphinx-31296
Accession number06.2430
The Questioner of the Sphinx
The Questioner of the Sphinx
Description: Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing Morse's repainting of the damaged wall...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing Morse's repainting of the damaged wall without the decorative design
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https:/­/­collection.terraamericanart.org/­objects/­243/­gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing...
Gallery of the Louvre, detail, showing Morse's repainting of the damaged wall without the decorative design
Description: Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1957
Object typePhotograph
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko"...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Description: William Rush Carving the Allegorical Figure of the Schuykill River (study)
William Rush Carving the Allegorical Figure of the Schuykill River (study)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas mounted on composition board
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/23954
Accession number1979.14.5
William Rush Carving the Allegorical...
William Rush Carving the Allegorical Figure of the Schuykill River
Description: A Mexican Vaquero
A Mexican Vaquero
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions82.6 × 58.4 cm (32 1/2 × 23 in.)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/97907
Accession number1982.799
A Mexican Vaquero
A Mexican Vaquero
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: Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Description: Big Foot's Camp Three Weeks after the Wounded Knee Massacre
Big Foot's Camp Three Weeks after the Wounded Knee Massacre
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1891
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsAlbumen silver print
Dimensions9 x 11 in. (22.9 x 27.9 cm)
LocationLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2007678212/
Big Foot's Camp Three Weeks after the...
Big Foot's Camp Three Weeks after the Wounded Knee Massacre
Description: Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the central Mississippi River...
Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Description: Osage headdress
Osage headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureOsage
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1700–1900
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsHide, otter fur, feathers, beads, metal, shell, bird beak, and pigment
Dimensions48 x 8 in. (121.9 x 20.3 cm)
LocationOsage Tribal Museum, Library, and Archives, Osage Reservation, Oklahoma
Osage headdress
Osage headdress
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: Copper repoussé plate depicting two dancing Birdman figures (?)
Copper repoussé plate depicting two dancing Birdman figures (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8317499
Accession numberA88142-0
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting two dancing Birdman figures (?)
Description: A Magnificent Charge
A Magnificent Charge
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1927
Object typeIllustration
LocationBeinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/14908273
A Magnificent Charge
A Magnificent Charge
Description: Blue Room
Blue Room
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Blue Room
Blue Room
Description: Plan of Moundville
Plan of Moundville
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of Moundville
Plan of Moundville
Description: Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 12 3/4 in. (32.5 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberT/720CAT1891-93-29
Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Description: Mount Sinai and the Valley of Es-Seba'iyeh
Mount Sinai and the Valley of Es-Seba'iyeh
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameKellogg, Miner Kilbourne
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions53 × 89 in.
Mount Sinai and the Valley of...
Mount Sinai and the Valley of Es-Seba'iyeh
Description: Dressing for the Rehearsal
Dressing for the Rehearsal
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGuy, Seymour Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions34 1/8 × 27 3/8 in.
LocationNational Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=9757
Accession number1936.12.5
Dressing for the Rehearsal
Dressing for the Rehearsal
Description: Plan of Poverty Point, Louisiana
Plan of Poverty Point, Louisiana
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
Plan of Poverty Point, Louisiana
Plan of Poverty Point, Louisiana
Description: Mace petroglyph
Mace petroglyph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
LocationWashington State Park, Washington County, Missouri
Mace petroglyph
Mace petroglyph
Description: Gallery of the Louvre
Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831–1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 × 108 in. (187.3 × 274.3 cm)
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https://collection.terraamericanart.org/objects/243/gallery-of-the-louvre
Accession number1992.51
Gallery of the Louvre
Gallery of the Louvre
Description: Scroll ornament
Scroll ornament
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsWidth 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number82-35-10/19898
Scroll ornament
Scroll ornament
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: Home, Sweet Home, detail
Home, Sweet Home, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
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, detail
Home, Sweet Home, detail
Description: The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Central South Africa, Victoria...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Central South Africa, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
The Stanley and African Exhibition...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Central South Africa, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsDover flint
DimensionsHeigh 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationTennessee State Museum, Nashville
Accession number82.100.318
Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Description: Ad for the exhibition of Gallery of the Louvre
Ad for the exhibition of Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1833
Object typeLetter
Ad for the exhibition of Gallery of the...
Ad for the exhibition of Gallery of the Louvre
Description: Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (17.2 x 32.4 cm)
LocationDr. James F. Cherry Collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Description: Long-necked globular bottle
Long-necked globular bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Long-necked globular bottle
Long-necked globular bottle
Description: Two centrally placed, superimposed basins and floors under Mound 18, Mound City,...
Two centrally placed, superimposed basins and floors under Mound 18, Mound City, Ross County, Ohio
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Two centrally placed, superimposed...
Two centrally placed, superimposed basins and floors under Mound 18, Mound City, Ross County, Ohio
Description: Installation photograph of "15 Americans" exhibition, The Museum...
Installation photograph of "15 Americans" exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1952
Object typePhotograph
Installation photograph of "15...
Installation photograph of "15 Americans" exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Description: Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9122
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
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 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: Mike Dangeli, gitsonk, and Mique’l Askren, halaayt, leaders of the Git...
Mike Dangeli, gitsonk, and Mique’l Askren, halaayt, leaders of the Git Hayetsk
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator roleArtist
Creation date2010
Object typePerformance Art
Mike Dangeli, gitsonk, and Mique’l...
Mike Dangeli, gitsonk, and Mique’l Askren, halaayt, leaders of the Git Hayetsk
Description: Six-fingered-hand pipe
Six-fingered-hand pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 6 in. (15.2 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8320856
Accession numberA97433-0
Six-fingered-hand pipe
Six-fingered-hand pipe
Description: Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameAllston, Washington
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1805
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions31 5/8 × 26 1/2 in. (80.3 × 67.3 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/30948/self-portrait
Accession number84.301
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Description: Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1833
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the...
Catalogue of the Pictures Copied in the Picture of the Gallery of the Louvre
Description: The Sailor's Wedding
The Sailor's Wedding
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameWoodville, Richard Caton
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/2 x 22 in.
LocationWalters Art Gallery, Baltimore
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/22135/the-sailors-wedding/
Accession number37.142
The Sailor's Wedding
The Sailor's Wedding
Description: Romantic Landscape
Romantic Landscape
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameAllston, Washington
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1803
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions33 × 42 in.
LocationConcord Free Public Library, Massachusetts
Romantic Landscape
Romantic Landscape
Description: Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number508/1Ha3
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Description: Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago
Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 01
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1929
Object typePhotograph
Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial...
Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago
Description: Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member Francis La Flesche (1857–1932)
Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member Francis La Flesche (1857–1932)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member...
Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member Francis La Flesche (1857–1932)
Description: View looking southwest over Monks Mound and the grand ceremonial plaza of Cahokia in...
View looking southwest over Monks Mound and the grand ceremonial plaza of Cahokia in St. Clair County, Illinois
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
View looking southwest over Monks Mound...
View looking southwest over Monks Mound and the grand ceremonial plaza of Cahokia in St. Clair County, Illinois
Description: Episode of the Buffalo Gun
Episode of the Buffalo Gun
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameRemington, Frederic
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1909
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions68.6 × 101.6 cm (27 × 40 in.)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/45623/episode-of-the-buffalo-gun
Accession number43.22
Episode of the Buffalo Gun
Episode of the Buffalo Gun
Description: The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Lower Niger Region, Victoria...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Lower Niger Region, Victoria Gallery, London
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom The Times, London, 1890
The Stanley and African Exhibition...
The Stanley and African Exhibition display from Lower Niger Region, Victoria Gallery, London
Description: Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Sidney Janis...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1955
Object typePhotograph
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko"...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1930–1970
Object typePainting
MaterialsGouache on paperboard
Dimensions11 × 12 1/4 in. (28 × 30.8 cm)
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Conn.
https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3546061
Accession numberWA MSS S-150
Untitled
Untitled
Description: View of Moundville, Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama
View of Moundville, Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
View of Moundville, Tuscaloosa and Hale...
View of Moundville, Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama
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: Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two...
Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
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: Patio de los Arrayanes
Patio de los Arrayanes
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1879
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/2 × 17 in. (52.1 × 43.2 cm)
Patio de los Arrayanes
Patio de los Arrayanes
Description: The Baptism of Pocahontas at Jamestown, Virginia, 1613
The Baptism of Pocahontas at Jamestown, Virginia, 1613
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameChapman, John Gadsby
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1837–1840
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions144 × 216 in. (365.8 × 548.6 cm)
LocationUnited States Capitol Art Collection, Washington, D.C.
https://www.aoc.gov/art/historic-rotunda-paintings/baptism-pocahontas
The Baptism of Pocahontas at Jamestown,...
The Baptism of Pocahontas at Jamestown, Virginia, 1613
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: Concentric circle earspools
Concentric circle earspools
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone and copper
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6125.3979a-b
Concentric circle earspools
Concentric circle earspools
Description: The Wreck of the Iron Crown
The Wreck of the Iron Crown
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with graphite, with touches of charcoal, on moderately textured cream wove paper
Dimensions20 1/4 x 29 3/8 in. (51.4 x 74.7 cm)
LocationCarleton Mitchell and Ruth Mitchell Collection, extended loan to the Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession numberR.8613.2
The Wreck of the Iron Crown
The Wreck of the Iron Crown
Description: Vest
Vest
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNative American
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1870–1900
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsHide (possibly deer), porcupine quills, linen, and velvet
Dimensions22 × 15 3/4 in. (56 × 40 cm)
LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.
https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-011103
Accession numberYPM ANT.011103
Vest
Vest
Description: Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator nameJuengling, Frederick
Creator name (description)after William Merritt Chase
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1881
Object typePrint
LocationThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady
Description: Students in the Sculpture Class, School of the Art Institute
Students in the Sculpture Class, School of the Art Institute
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1918
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsPostcard
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago Archives
Students in the Sculpture Class, School...
Students in the Sculpture Class, School of the Art Institute
Description: The Fireboat
The Fireboat
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameRussell, Charles Marion
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1918
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions15 3/8 × 24 3/8 in. (39.1 × 61.9 cm)
LocationC. M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana
The Fireboat
The Fireboat
Description: John Brown's Blessing
John Brown's Blessing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameNoble, Thomas Satterwhite
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions214 × 153 cm
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/55251/john-browns-blessing
Accession number1939.250
John Brown's Blessing
John Brown's Blessing
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: Vessel in the form of a kneeling female figure
Vessel in the form of a kneeling female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsShell-tempered ceramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Vessel in the form of a kneeling female...
Vessel in the form of a kneeling female figure
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: Engraved whelk shell with Akron Grid motif
Engraved whelk shell with Akron Grid motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
Engraved whelk shell with Akron Grid...
Engraved whelk shell with Akron Grid motif
Description: Ovoid platform pipe
Ovoid platform pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8086627
Accession numberA326619
Ovoid platform pipe
Ovoid platform pipe
Description: Two Heads of a Bearded Man
Two Heads of a Bearded Man
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891–1892
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationChilds Gallery, Boston
Two Heads of a Bearded Man
Two Heads of a Bearded Man
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: View from the Mountains toward Damascus, Syria
View from the Mountains toward Damascus, Syria
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1868
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on thin creamboard
Dimensions4 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18201133/
Accession number1917-4-729
View from the Mountains toward Damascus,...
View from the Mountains toward Damascus, Syria
Description: The Biglin Brothers Racing
The Biglin Brothers Racing
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (61.3 x 91.8 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.42848.html
Accession number1953.7.1
The Biglin Brothers Racing
The Biglin Brothers Racing
Description: Self-Portrait in a Carriage
Self-Portrait in a Carriage
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameTroye, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 × 54 in.
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5435
Accession number1932.236
Self-Portrait in a Carriage
Self-Portrait in a Carriage
Description: Coast Scene
Coast Scene
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameForest, Lockwood de, Sr.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1892
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 × 30 in.
LocationNational Academy of Design, New York City
Coast Scene
Coast Scene
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: The Chess Players
The Chess Players
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10813
Accession number81.14
The Chess Players
The Chess Players
Description: Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsLimestone
DimensionsHeight 3 7/8 in. (10 cm); diameter 9 in. (23 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=182089
Accession number17/0020
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Description: A victorious Birdman holding a mace and standing over a supine figure
A victorious Birdman holding a mace and standing over a supine figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
LocationPicture Cave I, Warren County, Missouri
A victorious Birdman holding a mace and...
A victorious Birdman holding a mace and standing over a supine figure
Description: Corn Dance
Corn Dance
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameArmin, Emil
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1932
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions74.9 × 90.8 cm (29 1/2 × 35 3/4 in.)
LocationCollection of Herman Frithjof Johnson
Corn Dance
Corn Dance
Description: Young Woman in a Black Skirt
Young Woman in a Black Skirt
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1880–1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and graphite on white wove paper
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12478
Accession number50.130.33
Young Woman in a Black Skirt
Young Woman in a Black Skirt
Description: Doll dressed in the split quill clothing style of interior Athapaskan peoples
Doll dressed in the split quill clothing style of interior Athapaskan peoples
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureChilkat Tlingit
Creator roleToymaker/Designer/Developer
Object typeToy/Game
MaterialsStone, hide, quills, hair, paint, thread
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=%20%20%20E%2F%202263
Accession numberE/2263
Doll dressed in the split quill clothing...
Doll dressed in the split quill clothing style of interior Athapaskan peoples
Description: Düsseldorf Picture Gallery
Düsseldorf Picture Gallery
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 01
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1756
Object typePrint
Düsseldorf Picture Gallery
Düsseldorf Picture Gallery
Description: Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1957
Object typePhotograph
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko"...
Installation photograph of "Mark Rothko" exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

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