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!Sera toda nuestra!

Artist:
Carlos A. Cortéz, born Milwaukee, WI 1923-died Chicago, IL 2005  Search this
Medium:
color linoleum cut on paper
Dimensions:
image: 30 x 19 7/8 in. (76.2 x 50.5 cm) sheet: 35 1/8 x 22 1/2 in. (89.2 x 57.2 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1977
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
History\United States\labor history  Search this
Allegory\civic\rebellion  Search this
Object\written matter\poster  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto
Copyright:
© 2020, Dora Katsikakis
Object number:
1995.50.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk783bf98d0-de76-4f10-8b5d-c538dea8bedc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1995.50.10

"...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
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75e135402-e4e4-4bc4-9a66-cd52af0f2c2d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1950.2.76

"A TOKEN OF LOVE" Puzzle Bottle

Artist:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
carved and painted holly with metal foil in glass bottle
Dimensions:
8 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (21.2 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Folk Art
Date:
ca. early 20th century
Topic:
Figure\fragment\hand  Search this
Object\written matter\book  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:
1986.65.281
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk761c4a48e-0187-442f-975f-2751e988316c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.65.281

"Benefit Foundation" Poster

Artist:
Claes Oldenburg, born Stockholm, Sweden 1929-died New York City 2022  Search this
Medium:
offset lithograph
Dimensions:
22 1/4 x 20 in. (56.5 x 50.8 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Mechanical Reproduction
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Object\written matter\poster  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Atelier Mourlot Ltd.
Copyright:
© Claes Oldenburg
Object number:
1968.14.20
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7dc18a79c-9753-47a0-9e10-8aab8efed69c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1968.14.20

"God is Love. Seek his will and find his peace he saves from sin."

Artist:
Howard Finster, born Valley Head, AL 1916-died Rome, GA 2001  Search this
Sitter:
Howard Finster  Search this
Howard Finster  Search this
Medium:
oil on wood paneling
Type:
Painting
Folk Art
Date:
after 1970
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Animal\bird\chicken  Search this
Landscape\imaginary  Search this
Allegory\religion\salvation  Search this
Landscape\plant\lily  Search this
Animal\other\dinosaur  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Religion\angel  Search this
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Portrait male\self-portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
Object number:
1998.84.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 22B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70a11e395-00f7-4ba3-8ca0-137637f7f128
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1998.84.15

"I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible."--Mahatma Gandhi, Young India, June 1, 1921. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.

Artist:
Hans Laabs, German, born Treptow, Germany (now Trzebiatow, Poland) 1915-died Berlin, Germany  Search this
Medium:
gouache on paper mounted on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (31.5 x 23.9 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1964
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Landscape\building  Search this
Landscape\water  Search this
Landscape\rocks  Search this
Allegory\civic\liberty  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Literature\Ghandi  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.167
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74e0e3d87-cda0-40e6-b461-7f3a5aaf326d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.167

"It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them."--Alfred Adler, 1870-1937. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Artist:
James Gill, born Tahoka, TX 1934  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 x 30 in. (101.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1966
Topic:
Figure male\bust  Search this
Object\written matter\newspaper  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.105
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/vk7b4b41104-88c3-49ee-91ad-a06cc42b6fc2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.105

"St. Catherine"

Artist:
Michael P. Smith, born New Orleans, LA 1937-died New Orleans, LA 2008  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 11 × 10 3/4 in. (27.9 × 27.3 cm), irregular sheet: 11 1/2 × 11 in. (29.2 × 27.9 cm)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1974
Topic:
African American  Search this
Dress\accessory\veil  Search this
Figure female\knee length  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Architecture Exterior\detail\wall  Search this
Object\written matter\Bible  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Copyright:
© The Historic New Orleans Collection
Object number:
1983.63.1263
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78569d559-6f6a-45b5-aadf-cea18f121a85
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.63.1263

"The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done with them."--Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947. From the series Great Ideas.

Artist:
Agnes Denes, born Budapest, Hungary 1931  Search this
Medium:
pen and ink on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 10 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (26.2 x 23.8 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1978
Topic:
Object\written matter  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.85B
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76f47f48d-5ff0-43c5-bbcb-8d6f83395a24
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.85B

#1 Bomb

Artist:
Henner Schröder, born Gottingen, Germany, 1955  Search this
Medium:
glass
Dimensions:
9 1/2 x 16 in. (24.1 x 40.6 cm) diam.
Type:
Decorative Arts-Glass
Crafts
Date:
1987
Topic:
Landscape\United States  Search this
Object\written matter\map  Search this
Object\weapon\ammunition  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken
Object number:
1999.57.9
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/vk7311dc7cf-56ef-46ce-bb12-8610152c3a84
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1999.57.9

(2 Bas-Relief Tableaux and 10 "Gnomes"), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Gosselin, Lucien H. 1883-1940  Search this
Architect:
Provost, Wilfred  Search this
Contractor:
L. H. Shattuck Company  Search this
Medium:
Panels: cast stone; Gnomes: cast stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
St. Anthony School 148 Belmont Street Manchester New Hampshire 03103
Date:
Dedicated Sept. 11, 1927
Topic:
Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this
Religion--Saint--St. Anthony  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Figure male--Head  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Mathematics  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Music  Search this
Object--Other--Globe  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Education  Search this
Control number:
IAS NH000483
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339259

(A Civil War Widow), (painting)

Painter:
Brooks, Cynthia  Search this
Medium:
Oil on paper
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1865
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Architecture interior  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Other--Spinning Wheel  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73262253
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_350522

(A Fashionable Watering Place) Colophon Page

Artist:
Robert De Niro, born Syracuse, NY 1922-died New York City 1993  Search this
Medium:
lithograph
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Topic:
Object\written matter  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Foster
Object number:
1983.107.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f9ef20d5-7992-479e-8ce8-55b80efa824c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.107.12

(Abraham Godwin), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Bunce, John Oscar  Search this
Founder:
Cellini Bronze Works  Search this
Subject:
Godwin, Abraham  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by DWW Parks Department Ridgewood New Jersey
Located Van Neste Square East Ridgewood Avenue Ridgewood New Jersey
Date:
1931
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Military--Brigadier General  Search this
History--United States--Revolution  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Map  Search this
Equestrian  Search this
Control number:
IAS NJ000609
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338534

(Abraham Lincoln), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Pelzer, Alfonso d. 1904 (copy after)  Search this
Founder:
W. H. Mullins Company  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: sheet copper; Pedestal: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of St. Cloud Parks Department 400 2nd Streeet South St. Cloud Minnesota 56301
Located Fourth Avenue North, near Veterans Memorial Bridge St. Cloud Minnesota
Date:
Original cast 1898. 1918. Dedicated May 30, 1918
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Political--President  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Scroll  Search this
Control number:
IAS MN000607
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338315

(Alameda High School Reliefs), (sculpture)

Architect:
Werner, Carl  Search this
Contractor:
Cochrane Boeam Company  Search this
Medium:
Zinc and galvanized iron
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Alameda High School 2200 & 2250 Central Avenue Main Building and Science Building Alameda California
Date:
Dedicated May 23, 1903
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Dress--Historic--Classical Dress  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA000921
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_331058

(Alexander Library Installation), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Miss, Mary 1944-  Search this
Medium:
Concrete, granite, marble, metal, wood
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Site-specific
Sculptures-Bench
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Facilities Maintenance New Brunswick New Jersey 08903
Located Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Alexander Library New Brunswick New Jersey
Date:
Commissioned 1992. Copyrighted 1993. Installed April 1994
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Map  Search this
Control number:
IAS NJ000536
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338172

(Allegorical Figure Holding Electric Light) (painting)

Painter:
Lithgow, David Cunningham 1868-1958  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1914
Topic:
Figure group--Female & Child  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Electricity  Search this
Allegory--Element--Light  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Reading  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Control number:
IAP 9F230001
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_441629

(Allegorical Panel: The Arts, the Sciences), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Braghetta, Lulu Hawkins 1901-  Search this
Architect:
Gutterson, Henry Higby 1884-1954  Search this
Corlett, William Sr.  Search this
Architectural firm:
Gutterson and Corlett  Search this
Medium:
Painted concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Berkeley Unified School District Berkeley High School 2134 Martin Luther King Junior Way Shop & Sciences Building, west side Berkeley California 94704
Date:
1939-1940
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences  Search this
Mythology--Classical--Cybele  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Other--Lantern  Search this
Object--Tool--Measuring Device  Search this
Object--Art Tool--Square  Search this
Object--Art Tool--Triangle  Search this
Object--Art Tool--Palette  Search this
Object--Art Tool--Artist's Brush  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Scroll  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA000473
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_319953

(Alvin Albers Gravestone), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Carrara marble on Carrara marble base
Type:
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Old Gray Cemetery 543 North Broadway Street Knoxville Tennessee 37917
Topic:
Homage--Albers, Alvin  Search this
Religion--Angel  Search this
Emblem--Cross  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Scroll  Search this
Object--Flower  Search this
Control number:
IAS TN000423
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_312926

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