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Forever Medal of Honor: World War II prestige folio of 20

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 4822
Scott Catalogue USA 4823
Medium:
paper; ink
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
November 11, 2013
Topic:
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2014.2009.4.1-20
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8c1bc934f-146f-49df-8f3f-94fc465fafe4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2014.2009.4.1-20
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Forever Medal of Honor: Korean War prestige folio of 20

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 4822a
Scott Catalogue USA 4823a
Medium:
paper; ink
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 26, 2014
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2014.2032.13.1-20
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88824fc0c-74d8-484c-b608-77623a0bc640
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2014.2032.13.1-20
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Isaac Jones Wistar

Artist:
Robert William Vonnoh, 17 Sep 1858 - 28 Dec 1933  Search this
Sitter:
Isaac Jones Wistar, 1827 - 1905  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
75cm x 62.4cm (29 1/2" x 24 9/16"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1894
Topic:
Isaac Jones Wistar: Male  Search this
Isaac Jones Wistar: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Isaac Jones Wistar: Law and Law Enforcement\Penologist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Object number:
11 ANSP
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d70fceb5-d454-44fa-9bb9-2e59012a12c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_11_ANSP

Telamon Cruger Cuyler

Artist:
Mariette Leslie-Cotton  Search this
Sitter:
Telamon Cruger Cuyler, 1873 - 1951  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
123.5 x 85.7cm (48 5/8 x 33 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1922
Topic:
Telamon Cruger Cuyler: Male  Search this
Telamon Cruger Cuyler: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Commodities broker\Cotton broker  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New-York Historical Society
Object number:
1949.148 NYHS
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm440c03d2d-009c-45dc-8527-fbd153577f96
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1949.148_NYHS

Eliza Croghan Griffin Johnston

Artist:
Thomas Campbell, 1790 - 1858  Search this
Sitter:
Eliza Croghan Griffin Johnston, 1821 - 25 Sep 1896  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1839-43
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Eliza Croghan Griffin Johnston: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Object number:
26.1.151 LACMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48578148a-261d-4aa9-b730-f234e52be490
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_26.1.151_LACMA

Louise Christine Fuselier de la Clair Armant

Artist:
Louis Antoine Collas, 1775 - 1856  Search this
Sitter:
Louise Christine Fuselier de la Clair Armant, c. 19th century  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 65.1 × 54.6cm (25 5/8 × 21 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1829
Topic:
Louise Christine Fuselier de la Clair Armant: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Phyllis Becnell
Object number:
LA990039
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44712a258-a3c9-4eb1-8041-4a76d56219bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_LA990039

Lester Young

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 32 × 30.5cm (12 5/8 × 12")
Sheet: 50.5 × 40.6cm (19 7/8 × 16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1948 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Container\Bottle  Search this
Music\Sheet music  Search this
Commemorative  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Male  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Saxophonist  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42a940f57-15fd-47cf-94eb-fda0cede9173
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2014.111.30

An Uncertain Course

Artist:
David Suter, born 1949  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor, pencil and pastel on paper
Dimensions:
40cm x 33cm (15 3/4" x 13"), Accurate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1979
Topic:
Vehicle\Ship  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Printed Material\Map  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.84.TC74
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48ec252fb-1075-4997-8836-b13d8fc64546
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.TC74

Boy in a Cloak

Artist:
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 11 Jul 1834 - 17 Jul 1903  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Boy  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
96.8cm x 72.4cm (38 1/8" x 28 1/2"), Estimate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1896-1900
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Unidentified Boy: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
Object number:
UK140032
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46dc6d742-ce6c-4fbb-9445-aecb12a43176
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UK140032

William Anderson

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
William Anderson, 1762 - 1829  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Painting
Date:
early 19th Century
Topic:
William Anderson: Male  Search this
William Anderson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: [UNLOCATED]
Object number:
UNL01834
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm451eef45e-c6a7-475e-bd8a-20b5480c496a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UNL01834

Elbert H. Gary, United States Steel Corporation Service Medal (reverse)

Artist:
Anthony de Francisci, born Palermo, Italy 1887-died New York City 1964  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm) diam.
Type:
Sculpture-Medal
Date:
1926
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation\industry\construction  Search this
Allegory\quality\wealth  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gilda Slate
Object number:
1966.110.29
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7150f9e21-326e-4840-b1c9-12978b2b246f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.110.29

Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC)

Artist:
Jack Beal, born Richmond, VA 1931-died Oneonta, NY 2013  Search this
Medium:
colored pencil and conte crayon on paper
Dimensions:
9 x 11 3/4 in. (22.9 x 29.8 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1975
Topic:
Figure male\full length  Search this
History\United States\Colonization  Search this
Figure female\waist length  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
General Services Administration\Art-in-Architecture Program  Search this
Dress\historic\seventeenth century dress  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
Object number:
1977.47.174
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bf51744f-10a8-438e-9788-1a243691768f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1977.47.174

It's a Long Way Down

Artist:
Jim Nutt, born Pittsfield, MA 1938  Search this
Medium:
acrylic on wood
Dimensions:
33 7/8 x 24 3/4 in. (86.0 x 62.9 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1971
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
State of being\phenomenon\surreal  Search this
Figure\fragment\face  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the S. W. and B. M. Koffler Foundation
Object number:
1979.53.24
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk756ac9fa2-e847-4fe5-8365-af13553cfc8a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.53.24

Untitled, from the series Inner City

Artist:
Joseph M. Mills, born Beloit, WI 1951  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print with applied varnish
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1982-1987, printed 2002
Topic:
Cityscape\street\alley  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Norman S. Carr
Copyright:
© 2002, Joe Mills
Object number:
2013.52.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7da1e4bac-2c72-44e8-9162-40976cd6bfc3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2013.52.8

20 Marks, Prussia, 1872

Physical Description:
gold (overall material)
Object Name:
coin
Place made:
Prussia
Date made:
1872
Credit Line:
Paul A. Straub
ID Number:
NU.NU47648
Catalog number:
NU47648
Accession number:
161590
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Paul A. Straub Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-7609-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1945579
Online Media:

50 Cents

Object Name:
coin
Place made:
Philippines
Date made:
1909
Credit Line:
Paul A. Straub
ID Number:
NU.NU52535
Catalog number:
NU52535
Accession number:
161590
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Paul A. Straub Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-26ce-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1967945
Online Media:

poster

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 22 1/4 in x 14 1/4 in; 56.515 cm x 36.195 cm
Object Name:
Poster
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia
Associated place:
United States: District of Columbia
United States: New York, Long Island
Date made:
1989
Associated dates:
1990 / 1990
Subject:
Housing  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian
ID Number:
1990.0281.05
Catalog number:
1990.0281.05
Accession number:
1990.0281
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-773e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1063218
Online Media:

Glass Christmas Ornament

Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 3 in; 6.0325 cm x 6.35 cm x 7.62 cm
Object Name:
ornament, christmas tree
Other Terms:
Ornament; Decoration
Place made:
Germany
Place used:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
1870-1940
Subject:
Christmas  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Nancy M. and Robert R. Garvey, Jr.
ID Number:
1993.0157.11
Catalog number:
1993.0157.11
Accession number:
1993.0157
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-e08a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1147355

bucket, ice

Measurements:
overall: 4 1/4 in x 5 5/8 in; 10.795 cm x 14.2875 cm
Object Name:
Bucket, Ice
Place made:
United States: New York, Queens
Date made:
1939-1940
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
New York World's Fair (1939)  Search this
Credit Line:
The Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair 1939-1940
ID Number:
1990.0542.0153
Accession number:
1990.0542
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-13d5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1314130

medal

Measurements:
overall: 2 7/8 in; x 7.3025 cm
Object Name:
Medal
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Date made:
1893
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
World's Columbian Exposition  Search this
Credit Line:
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
ID Number:
1989.0438.0673
Catalog number:
1989.0438.0673
1893NM27
Accession number:
1989.0438
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-dc7e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1125319

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