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"...for War Horses and Cannon Carriage to make them Invisible", study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Artist:
Abbott Handerson Thayer, born Boston, MA 1849-died Dublin, NH 1921  Search this
Medium:
various media and collage on paperboard
Dimensions:
closed: approx. 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Type:
Other
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Study  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Landscape\Africa  Search this
Occupation\military\officer  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Object number:
1950.2.76
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CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75e135402-e4e4-4bc4-9a66-cd52af0f2c2d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1950.2.76

(WWI Memorial), (sculpture)

Title:
World War I Memorial, (sculpture)
Designer:
LeLand, Ernest S.  Search this
Sculptor:
Cenci, Terzo 1890-1956  Search this
Founder:
Gorham Manufacturing Company  Search this
Design firm:
Presbrey-Leland Company  Search this
Contractor:
McDonnell and Sons  Search this
Medium:
Relief plaque: metal; Stele: stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Stele
Sculptures-Exedra
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Wisner Park Main Street Elmira New York
Date:
Dedicated May 30, 1924
Topic:
History--United States--World War I  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Religion--Angel  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Object--Weapon--Cannon  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Detail  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY000269
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_323635

The First Gun at Fort Sumter (Major Robert Anderson)

Artist:
Alban Jasper Conant, born Chelsea, VT 1821-died New York City 1915  Search this
Sitter:
James Jebusa Shannon  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
102 x 63 in. (259.1 x 160.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1861?
Topic:
History\United States\Civil War  Search this
History\United States\flag  Search this
Occupation\military\major  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
History\United States\Battle of Fort Sumter  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Larz Anderson
Object number:
1924.4.1
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7df0878fa-5f8c-4753-8a55-b78e0d103cb9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1924.4.1

Scout Planes at Dawn

Artist:
Kerr Eby, born Tokyo, Japan 1889-died Norwalk, CT 1946  Search this
Medium:
etching on paper
Dimensions:
plate: 12 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (32.8 x 22.5 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1928
Topic:
Architecture\vehicle\airplane  Search this
Figure group\male  Search this
Landscape\road  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Landscape\time\dawn  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers
Object number:
1935.13.86
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75cf3a3bf-a913-4ced-a40b-754346f1fabe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1935.13.86

Old Senate House--Kingston

Artist:
Ivan F. Summers, born Mount Vernon, IL 1889-died NY 1964  Search this
Medium:
drypoint on paper
Dimensions:
plate: 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.1 x 25.0 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Landscape\New York\Kingston  Search this
Landscape\weather\snow  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Architecture Exterior\civic\capitol  Search this
Architecture Exterior\civic\Senate House  Search this
History\United States\New York  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers
Object number:
1941.6.33
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7391624c3-e862-4924-a7ba-07f6e3d32ef7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1941.6.33

Martyr Hill

Artist:
O. Louis Guglielmi, born Cairo, Egypt 1906-died Amagansett, NY 1956  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 x 32 in. (55.9 x 81.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1933-1934
Topic:
Architecture\bridge  Search this
Monument\memorial  Search this
Waterscape\canal  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New Hampshire  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Architecture Exterior\civic  Search this
Architecture Exterior\industry\waterwork  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.125
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk776a8c31d-9fe5-4ed1-81ab-329bf969aec1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.125

West Point and the Highlands

Artist:
Samuel Valentine Hunt, born Norwich, England 1803-died Brooklyn, NY 1893  Search this
Medium:
color engraving
Dimensions:
image: 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (13.0 x 18.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1869
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\boat\sailing ship  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Landscape\river\Hudson River  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Landscape\New York\West Point  Search this
Landscape\New York\Highlands  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation
Object number:
1966.48.64
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c6835869-35a9-48e0-80d9-93aee933d7be
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.48.64

Simon Bolivar

Artist:
Charon, n.d.  Search this
Sitter:
Simon Bolivar  Search this
Medium:
aquatint
Dimensions:
15 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (39.1 x 28.6 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Landscape  Search this
Occupation\political  Search this
Dress\uniform\military uniform  Search this
Occupation\military\general  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Object\weapon\sword  Search this
Architecture Exterior\military\battlefield  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Venezuelan  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the International Business Machines Corporation
Object number:
1966.48.86
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72bee67ff-e863-4ea7-bfac-1ae3dbf13d91
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.48.86

Get the War Going!

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
gouache, pen and ink and pencil mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 15 x 17 in. (38.0 x 43.3 cm) irregular
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1942
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Figure group\male  Search this
African American  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Object\weapon\gun  Search this
History\United States\Military History  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.142
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d62fde9a-ecc4-4f33-b9e0-1be6ece047a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.142

(Metope study for Postal Administration Building) Three Classical Warrior Figures

Artist:
Joseph E. Renier, born Union Hill, NJ 1887-died New York City 1966  Search this
Medium:
plaster
Dimensions:
5 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (13.9 x 38.3 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
ca. 1933
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Study  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Object\weapon\sword  Search this
Dress\accessory\shield  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier
Object number:
1967.93.33
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73a52be3a-f20f-4d40-abb8-40eccb2c6049
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.93.33

(Metope study for Postal Administration Building) Classical Figure (#1)

Artist:
Joseph E. Renier, born Union Hill, NJ 1887-died New York City 1966  Search this
Medium:
plaster
Dimensions:
7 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (18.1 x 16.9 x 2.7 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
ca. 1933
Topic:
Study  Search this
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Dress\accessory\shield  Search this
Object\weapon\dagger  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier
Object number:
1967.93.65
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71bb42a9e-69f0-4f59-afdd-e1ae8b3ded12
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.93.65

(Metope study for Postal Administration Building) Classical Figure (#2)

Artist:
Joseph E. Renier, born Union Hill, NJ 1887-died New York City 1966  Search this
Medium:
plaster
Dimensions:
7 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (18.2 x 16.9 x 2.9 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
ca. 1933
Topic:
Study  Search this
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Dress\accessory\shield  Search this
Object\weapon\dagger  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier
Object number:
1967.93.66
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk728939f92-a4f9-4373-9bc7-3d8c535fe074
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.93.66

Field Artillery

Artist:
Herbert Haseltine, born Rome, Italy 1877-died Paris, France 1962  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
85 x 13 x 28 in. (215.8 x 32.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1920
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
History\United States\World War I  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Equestrian  Search this
Architecture Exterior\military\battlefield  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mildred B. Bliss
Object number:
1969.174
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a0380685-c40f-4a91-8754-72723508f9b3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1969.174

Team Work

Artist:
Edward Pierre Buyck, born Bruges, Belgium 1888-died United States 1960  Search this
Medium:
lithograph
Dimensions:
sheet: 34 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (88.6 x 61.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Occupation\labor  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Architecture Interior  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. E. Martin Buyck Freund
Object number:
1971.266.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e1148c2d-5db5-46fa-b7da-2f011b9f5e03
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1971.266.1

Study for Watervliet Arsenal Poster

Artist:
Edward Pierre Buyck, born Bruges, Belgium 1888-died United States 1960  Search this
Medium:
etching
Dimensions:
27 x 18 in. (68.6 x 45.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1918
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Occupation\military\Army  Search this
Landscape\New York\Watervliet  Search this
History\United States\Military History  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. E. Martin Buyck Freund
Object number:
1971.266.3B
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70f2e869a-b09b-473a-89e0-181131f1c632
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1971.266.3B

Saint Barbara

Artist:
Jean Charlot, born Paris, France 1898-died Honolulu, HI 1979  Search this
Medium:
lithograph
Dimensions:
sight 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (41.3 x 27.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1918
Topic:
Figure(s) in exterior  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Religion\saint\St. Barbara  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Lord
Object number:
1971.291.1
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72b15c3d7-14bf-42f9-887b-fb5f0797885c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1971.291.1

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

Artist:
Kindred McLeary, born Weimar, TX 1901-died Confluence, PA 1949  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paperboard
Dimensions:
overall: 34 3/4 x 29 in. (88.3 x 73.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1941
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Allegory\civic\war  Search this
Allegory\civic\liberty  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
History\United States\Military History  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.349
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b0152800-59af-48b8-824a-7560f9d907bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.349

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

Artist:
Kindred McLeary, born Weimar, TX 1901-died Confluence, PA 1949  Search this
Medium:
tempera and pencil on paperboard
Dimensions:
overall: 34 3/4 x 29 in. (88.3 x 73.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1941
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Allegory\civic\war  Search this
Allegory\civic\liberty  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
History\United States\Military History  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.350
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk770d97379-1267-40a0-8f0a-6489eb3254bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.350

The Gun Forge (from series, Engish War Work)

Artist:
Joseph Pennell, born Philadelphia, PA 1857-died New York City 1926  Search this
Medium:
lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
image: 15 7/8 x 20 3/4 in. (40.2 x 52.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1916
Topic:
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
History\England\World War I  Search this
Architecture Interior\industry\factory  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Benedict in memory of her parents, Sophie and Carl Boschwitz
Object number:
1977.110.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk750ca0729-9c18-4953-a3fb-dc7af1e4ea57
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1977.110.3

They Hunt No More

Artist:
Kerr Eby, born Tokyo, Japan 1889-died Norwalk, CT 1946  Search this
Medium:
etching on paper
Dimensions:
plate: 10 x 14 3/16 in. (25.4 x 36.0 cm.); sheet...
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
ca. 1937
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
State of being\evil\war  Search this
State of being\death  Search this
History\United States\World War I  Search this
Object\weapon\cannon  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harry Katz in memory of Harry Katz
Object number:
1977.66.13
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk743d41272-d438-478a-a1a2-8c27de7ae9ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1977.66.13

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