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Circus Pals

Artist:
Frank McClure, born Lafayette, IN 1896-died Washington, DC 1979  Search this
Medium:
ink
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Topic:
Performing arts\circus  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Animal\zebra  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure
Object number:
1979.98.303
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Department:
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Circus Pals

Artist:
Frank McClure, born Lafayette, IN 1896-died Washington, DC 1979  Search this
Medium:
ink
Type:
Drawing
Topic:
Performing arts\circus  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Animal\zebra  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure
Object number:
1979.98.304
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Department:
Graphic Arts
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a9002b54-9f2a-4280-a33e-1a7605380d60
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edanmdm:saam_1979.98.304

Circus Elephants

Artist:
John Steuart Curry, born Dunavant, KS 1897-died Madison, WI 1946  Search this
Publisher:
Associated American Artists, founded 1934  Search this
Medium:
lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
image: 9 x 12 3/4 in. (22.9 x 32.4 cm) sheet: 11 7/8 x 16 in. (30.2 x 40.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1936
Topic:
Animal\elephant  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure
Object number:
1979.98.64
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk728847e25-b540-4430-833d-d7a4034c5cf5
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edanmdm:saam_1979.98.64

1924

Artist:
Charles Buckles Falls, born Fort Wayne, IN 1874-died 1960  Search this
Medium:
color linoleum cut on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 21 11/16 x 17 1/8 in. (55.0 x 43.41 cm.)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
ca. 1923
Topic:
Figure male\full length  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1979.99.1
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Graphic Arts
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a1524749-a125-4c34-bb60-c2c759055a93
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.99.1

The Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus

Artist:
Lamont "Old Ironsides" Pry, born Mauch Chunk, PA 1921-died Weatherly, PA 1987  Search this
Medium:
oil, watercolor and pencil on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 23 x 33 5/8 in. (58.5 x 85.4 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Folk Art
Date:
ca. 1970-1974
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Animal\bear  Search this
Performing arts\circus\animal tamer  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\motorcycle  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak
Object number:
1981.136.6
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ef3ba0cb-9ef5-4b56-b14a-c051257c29e1
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edanmdm:saam_1981.136.6

Commun (recto); Elephant (verso)

Artist:
Man Ray, born Philadelphia, PA 1890-died Paris, France 1976  Search this
Typographer:
Fequet and Baudier  Search this
Printer:
Editions Pierre Belfond  Search this
Medium:
lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 15 x 22 1/4 in. (38.1 x 56.5 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1970
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray
Object number:
1983.105.11.7A-B
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d0b5c4f6-301b-4d77-b993-8a9f9f462802
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edanmdm:saam_1983.105.11.7A-B

Untitled (Circus Elephant)

Artist:
Jerry N. Uelsmann, born Detroit, MI 1934  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1973
Topic:
Performing arts\circus  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Copyright:
© 1973, Jerry N. Uelsmann
Object number:
1983.63.1502
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75d11a65c-446e-494e-b089-faafa6efa7ae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.63.1502

Untitled (Embroidered Bedspread)

Artist:
Marguerite Zorach, born Santa Rosa, CA 1887-died New York City 1968  Search this
Medium:
linen fiber: tabby weave with plied wool yarn and chain stitch embroidery
Dimensions:
102 1/4 x 79 1/2 in. (259.6 x 200.8 cm.)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Fiber
Date:
ca. 1918
Topic:
Figure group\nude  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Animal\cattle  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Miller Obstler
Object number:
1985.52
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Department:
Decorative Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72392143c-ef60-484b-ba0e-c435c9052166
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.52

The Very Strong Man

Artist:
Eugenie Gershoy, born Krivoi Rog, Russia 1901-died 1986  Search this
Medium:
polychromed dextrine
Dimensions:
23 x 13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (58.4 x 35.2 x 24.5 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1936-1940
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Fantasy  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Performing arts\circus\strong man  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Erwin P. Vollmer
Object number:
1985.6
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 47B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a83dc827-7494-4d43-80f3-19f74eb741a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.6

WATER GATE OR GOVERNMENT MACHINE NO. 3

Artist:
Harold Garrison, born Weaverville, NC 1923-died Weaverville, NC 2010  Search this
Medium:
ballpoint pen and ink and felt-tipped pen and ink on carved wood with leather, metal, and coated wire
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 15 x 3 1/2 in. (34.8 x 38.0 x 9.0 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Folk Art
Date:
1974
Topic:
Animal\donkey  Search this
History\United States\Watergate  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Object number:
1986.65.248
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7252fcbfb-8c61-4a70-a01d-87467c30cbe6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.65.248

Negengebart

Artist:
Jörg Schuldhess, Swiss, born Basel, Switzerland 1941-died Basel, Switzerland 1992  Search this
Medium:
etching on paper
Dimensions:
plate: 17 5/8 x 23 3/4 in. (44.7 x 60.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1974
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Animal\fish  Search this
African American  Search this
Allegory\life\birth  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Still life\toy\kite  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Object number:
1988.18.29
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d035da5f-4289-4e1e-94cc-c23a76807020
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1988.18.29

The Elephant Who Was Fond of Watermelon

Artist:
John William ("Uncle Jack") Dey, born Phoebus, VA 1912-died Richmond, VA 1978  Search this
Medium:
enamel on masonite
Dimensions:
18 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. (47.6 x 78.1 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Folk Art
Date:
1970s
Topic:
Animal\bird  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Landscape\plant\watermelon  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\house  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David L. Davies
Object number:
1992.37.5
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77d43e68c-3527-48d5-bff5-82885b97c058
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1992.37.5

Washday Miracle

Artist:
Susan Thayer, born New York City 1957  Search this
Medium:
glazed porcelain
Dimensions:
11 3/8 x 11 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (28.9 x 28.6 x 10.8 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Date:
1997
Topic:
Occupation\domestic\laundry  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Animal\insect\butterfly  Search this
Animal\lion  Search this
Animal\tiger  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Landscape\plant\grape  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor in honor of the artist's mother, Kay Wade
Object number:
1998.124A-B
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 53B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b3d68bf9-0fa3-42de-9cc7-6d515bd4048e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1998.124A-B

Dancing Red Elephant Chalice

Artist:
Donavon Boutz, born Tampa, FL 1945  Search this
Medium:
blown, lampworked and modeled colored glass
Dimensions:
16 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (42.3 x 9.6 cm.) diam.
Type:
Decorative Arts-Glass
Crafts
Date:
1999
Topic:
Performing arts\circus  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Suzan Benzle in honor of Jean O. Boutz
Copyright:
© 1999, Donovan J. Boutz
Object number:
1999.22.2
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 55B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c16e65ed-b025-419a-9d91-a360b4fc75f8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1999.22.2

Covered Jar with Elephants

Artist:
Gary Genetti, born Fort Dodge, IA 1953  Search this
Medium:
incalmo blown and sandblasted etched glass
Dimensions:
11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (29.8 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Glass
Crafts
Date:
1999
Topic:
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
1999.45
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 55B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a04da9c1-4e46-42c5-9292-8847695c6218
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1999.45

Modern Head

Artist:
Roy Lichtenstein, born New York City 1923-died New York City 1997  Search this
Medium:
painted stainless steel
Dimensions:
372 x 232 x 8 in. (944.9 x 589.3 x 20.3 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1974/1990
Topic:
Figure\head  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey H. Loria in loving memory of his sister, Harriet Loria Popowitz
Copyright:
© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
Object number:
2008.28A-F
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Exterior, South Side
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d179e693-025a-4cfc-86e2-64c8cb33f3af
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2008.28A-F

Gold Pickle Jar

Artist:
Jeffry Mitchell, born Seattle, WA 1958  Search this
Medium:
earthenware and glaze
Dimensions:
15 1/4 × 13 3/8 × 12 in. (38.7 × 34.0 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Date:
2007
Topic:
Animal\elephant  Search this
Object\other\container  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
Object number:
2015.39
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk720a476d2-e50a-491e-ab1c-9ba8c8f95dc1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2015.39

Elephant

Artist:
Elijah Pierce, born Baldwyn, MS 1892-died Columbus, OH 1984  Search this
Medium:
painted and carved wood, pebbles, plastic, and rhinestone
Dimensions:
17 1/2 × 4 × 11 7/8 in. (44.5 × 10.2 × 30.2 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Folk Art
Date:
ca. 1978
Topic:
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson
Object number:
2016.38.60
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Painting and Sculpture
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b3913d56-97aa-405e-9944-d3e56ba741e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2016.38.60

Shadow of Amboseli

Artist:
Wendy Maruyama, born La Junta, CO 1952  Search this
Medium:
jelutong, milk paint, waxed linen thread, and finish
Dimensions:
100 × 50 × 50 in. (254.0 × 127.0 × 127.0 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Crafts
Date:
2016
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Penland School of Crafts through contributions made by Fleur Bresler, the Cousins Foundation, Tom Oreck, Kaola and Frank Phoenix, Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer, Barbara McFadyen and Douglass Phillips, Diane Charnov, Lee Rocamora, John A. Thompson, Jr., members of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, and the Collectors of Wood Art
Copyright:
© 2023, Wendy Maruyama
Object number:
2016.54
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a6fb94c5-21db-4c12-a6eb-1bb3d612f4f2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2016.54

Top of the Tent

Artist:
Esther Bruton, born Alameda, CA 1896-died 1992  Search this
Medium:
drypoint on paper
Dimensions:
7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (20.0 × 15.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1929
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Performing arts\circus\animal tamer  Search this
Performing arts\circus\acrobat  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael J. Ettner
Object number:
2021.88.25
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79e40bf8b-a3d2-46c5-a755-1f37a76efaed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2021.88.25

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