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"A Painter's Comment,"

Collection Creator:
Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1927
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Oscar Bluemner papers, 1886-1939, 1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Oscar Bluemner papers
Oscar Bluemner papers / Series 4: Writings & Notes
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw919c0b636-0da3-42a8-ac9b-fa7b1419eb41
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-blueosca-ref72
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"Achilles," "A Jew Rabbi," from Rembrandt, (art work)

Artist:
Unknown  Search this
Rembrandt (copy after)  Search this
Type:
Art works
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Rabbi  Search this
Control number:
AECI 08570292
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_122604

"Aida"

Artist:
Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968  Search this
Sitter:
Enrico Caruso, 25 Feb 1873 - 2 Aug 1921  Search this
Medium:
Opaque white, watercolor and ink on board
Dimensions:
Image: 33.6cm x 26.7cm (13 1/4" x 10 1/2"), Accurate
Board: 38cm x 28.7cm (14 15/16" x 11 5/16"), Accurate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1911
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Enrico Caruso: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Enrico Caruso: Male  Search this
Enrico Caruso: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera singer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the children of Al Frueh - Barbara Frueh Bornemann, Robert Frueh and Alfred Frueh, Jr.
Object number:
NPG.93.165
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Alfred J. Freuh
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41ffddf0b-3ca2-449d-9e61-23403827a2fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.165

"America's Farewell in Anger and Grief," LIFE magazine

Sitter:
Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968  Search this
Medium:
Magazine
Dimensions:
Magazine (closed): 34.9 x 27 x 0.5cm (13 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 3/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
published April 19, 1968
Topic:
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Male  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nobel Prize  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
EXH.KI.05
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm480ff4473-d566-40a0-a4d1-f90cd83aacf5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.KI.05

"An Impression on Albright" - Walter Elmer, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Grafly, Charles 1862-1929  Search this
Subject:
Elmer, Walter  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Wichita State University Wichita Kansas 67208
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Performing Arts--Theater--Performer  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75005103
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_9306

"Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) [painting] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill 1834-1903 (possibly by)  Search this
Subject:
Pellegrini, Carlo  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
Ca. 1883
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Eye Wear  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0026762
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_26763

"As a Man Thinks"

Artist:
Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968  Search this
Sitter:
John Mason, 1858 - 1919  Search this
Medium:
Opaque white and ink on illustration board
Dimensions:
Image: 35.3cm x 22.5cm (13 7/8" x 8 7/8"), Accurate
Board: 42.8cm x 25.8cm (16 7/8" x 10 3/16"), Accurate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1911
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
John Mason: Male  Search this
John Mason: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the children of Al Frueh - Barbara Frueh Bornemann, Robert Frueh and Alfred Frueh, Jr.
Object number:
S/NPG.93.254
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Alfred J. Freuh
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dfd1f0de-1891-4054-bcda-a5b5fc21efc7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.93.254

"Babe" Ruth (Himself) Coming to San Francisco

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, 6 Feb 1895 - 17 Aug 1948  Search this
Medium:
Poster
Dimensions:
Image: 35.6 x 55.9cm (14 x 22")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1925
Topic:
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat  Search this
Poster  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Baseball cap  Search this
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Male  Search this
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Object number:
NY720001
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48becd465-7c16-4ad7-a9bb-bd11d344bf8b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY720001

"Bernardino", (painting)

Artist:
Satterlee, Walter  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Portrait male--Bernardino  Search this
Control number:
AECI 07600001
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_119307

"Big Bowl" (A Crow Chief), (painting)

Painter:
Miller, Alfred Jacob 1810-1874  Search this
Subject:
Big Bowl  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street Baltimore Maryland 21201 Accession Number: 37.1940.15
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Ethnic--Crow  Search this
Occupation--Other--Chief  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8B550404
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_413717

"Bill Bojangles" Robinson

Artist:
Peggy Bacon, 2 May 1895 - 4 Jan 1987  Search this
Sitter:
Luther Robinson, 26 May 1878 - 25 Nov 1949  Search this
Medium:
Crayon on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 27 × 20.5 cm (10 5/8 × 8 1/16")
Sheet: 35.5 × 24.4 cm (14 × 9 5/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1935
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief  Search this
Luther Robinson: Male  Search this
Luther Robinson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Luther Robinson: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Luther Robinson: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.74.68
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41d484b92-9f37-44f1-903a-5c97ea5a4a84
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.74.68

"Bill Bojangles" Robinson

Artist:
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948  Search this
Sitter:
Luther Robinson, 26 May 1878 - 25 Nov 1949  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 42.4 × 32.5 cm (16 11/16 × 12 13/16")
Sheet: 58 × 45.1 cm (22 13/16 × 17 3/4")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1938
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this
Imaginary  Search this
Personal Attribute\Teeth  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Luther Robinson: Male  Search this
Luther Robinson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Luther Robinson: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Luther Robinson: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern
Object number:
NPG.87.115
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c9e48167-1931-4f18-97a9-e1639c45612e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.87.115

"Bill Lee," Washington's Army Servant, (painting)

Artist:
Peale, Chas. W.  Search this
Subject:
Lee, Bill  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Military  Search this
Occupation--Service--Servant  Search this
Control number:
AECI 06580031
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_114729

"Bloody Bill" Cunningham, (painting)

Title:
William Cunningham, (painting)
Painter:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Cunningham, William  Search this
Cunningham, Williaim  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Type:
Paintings-Miniature
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College Street Greenville South Carolina 29601 Accession Number: 76.22.212
Date:
Ca. 1780
Topic:
Portrait male--Profile  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73440792
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_354674

"Boy's Head", (art work)

Artist:
Davis, E. J. Miss  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Type:
Art works
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Portrait male--Head  Search this
Control number:
AECI 10090113
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_129659

"Bringing Up Baby," RKO movie poster

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Katharine Hepburn, 12 May 1907 - 29 Jun 2003  Search this
Cary Grant, 18 Jan 1904 - 29 Nov 1986  Search this
Medium:
Poster mounted on paper and linen
Dimensions:
Sheet: 108.6 x 74.3cm (42 3/4 x 29 1/4")
Will arrive framed.
Type:
Print
Date:
1938
Topic:
Katharine Hepburn: Female  Search this
Katharine Hepburn: Literature\Writer  Search this
Katharine Hepburn: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Katharine Hepburn: Oscar  Search this
Cary Grant: Male  Search this
Cary Grant: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Object number:
EXH.KH.02
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c2a9a7c3-0a36-414e-8293-192481c7abd5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.KH.02

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Artist:
Samuel S. Frizzell, 1843 - 1895  Search this
Lithographer:
J. H. Bufford Lithography Company, active 1835 - 1890  Search this
Sitter:
William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 21.8 x 24.7cm (8 9/16 x 9 3/4")
Sheet: 22.9 x 30.5cm (9 x 12")
Type:
Print
Date:
1873-90
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cowboy hat  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Male  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.71.11
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4097542c1-bfc5-4fdd-b5c5-d899fd6355d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.71.11

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Artist:
José María Mora, c. 1847 - 18 Oct 1926  Search this
Sitter:
William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 14.1 × 10 cm (5 9/16 × 3 15/16")
Mount: 16.6 × 10.9 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1875
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Weapon\Gun  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cowboy hat  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee  Search this
Interior\Studio\Photography  Search this
Photographic format\Cabinet card  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Male  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.77.155
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4166636be-e2c1-4b63-93ab-cac323ceb378
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.77.155

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Artist:
Charles D. Mosher, 1829 - 1897  Search this
Sitter:
William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 15 × 10.4 cm (5 7/8 × 4 1/8")
Mount: 16.5 × 10.8 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/4")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1877
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cowboy hat  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee  Search this
Photographic format\Cabinet card  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Male  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.77.362
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4af70540f-3abe-4476-b596-b6245dd0101a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.77.362

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917  Search this
Medium:
Woodburytype
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 14.3 × 9.7 cm (5 5/8 × 3 13/16")
Mount: 16.8 × 10.8 cm (6 5/8 × 4 1/4")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1887
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cowboy hat  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee  Search this
Photographic format\Cabinet card  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Male  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.83.145
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a04c7730-f92e-4133-865c-4d4c0bbc5d76
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.83.145

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