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Land's End

Artist:
Lenore Chinn, born San Francisco, CA 1949  Search this
Medium:
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:
37 1/8 × 49 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (94.3 × 124.8 × 4.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1987
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Julia D. Strong Endowment
Copyright:
© 1987, Lenore Chinn
Object number:
2024.4
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Torana

Artist:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
sandstone
Dimensions:
12 1/4 x 32 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (31.0 x 82.7 x 11.5 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
9th century
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\religious\temple  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Object number:
1929.8.592
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African Elephant Scenting Danger

Artist:
Eli Harvey, born Ogden, OH 1860-died South San Gabriel, CA 1957  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
31 5/8 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (80.2 x 72.9 x 20.8 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
after 1926
Topic:
Animal\elephant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
1948.9.1
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 48B
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Waterhole, Africa

Artist:
Anna Hyatt Huntington, born Cambridge, MA 1876-died Redding Ridge, CT 1973  Search this
Founder:
Medallic Art Company  Search this
Commissioner:
Society of Medallic Arts  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (0.3 x 7.3 cm) diam.
Type:
Sculpture-Medal
Date:
1943
Topic:
Animal\cattle  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Animal\zebra  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle
Object number:
1972.167.1
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Children at Play and Sport II

Artist:
Moses Soyer, born Borisoglebsk, Russia 1899-died New York City 1974  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
89 3/4 x 73 in. (228 x 185.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1938
Topic:
Children  Search this
Performing arts\music\horn  Search this
Recreation\carnival  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\New York City  Search this
Object\musical instrument\horn  Search this
Object\musical instrument\harmonica  Search this
Performing arts\music\harmonica  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.89.1
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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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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 47B
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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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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edanmdm:saam_1986.65.248
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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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edanmdm:saam_1992.37.5
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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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On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Exterior, South Side
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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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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edanmdm:saam_2016.38.60
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Portrait Bust of an African

Artist:
May Howard Jackson, born Philadelphia, PA 1877-died New York City 1931  Search this
Medium:
bronze cast
Dimensions:
16 × 12 1/4 × 8 in. (40.6 × 31.1 × 20.3 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1899, cast 1980s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure male\bust  Search this
State of being\other\enslaved  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Julia D. Strong Endowment
Object number:
2023.23
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CC0
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On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Self-Portrait

Artist:
Anne Goldthwaite, born Montgomery, AL 1869-died New York City 1944  Search this
Sitter:
Anne Goldthwaite  Search this
Medium:
oil on wood mounted on fiberboard
Dimensions:
15 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (39.3 x 31.5 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1906-1913
Topic:
Figure female\bust  Search this
Occupation\art\artist  Search this
Portrait female\self-portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lucy Goldthwaite and Richard Wallach Goldthwaite
Object number:
1973.37
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On View:
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, on view
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
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edanmdm:saam_1973.37
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Landscape with Campsite

Artist:
Robert S. Duncanson, born Seneca County, NY 1821/22-died Detroit, MI 1872  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
15 5/8 x 26 3/8 in. (39.7 x 67.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\boat  Search this
Landscape\coast  Search this
Recreation\camping  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald E. Deal
Object number:
1983.95.162
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On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72e470624-e5c2-4411-ab7f-30c11563a401
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edanmdm:saam_1983.95.162
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Vulture and Its Prey

Artist:
Robert S. Duncanson, born Seneca County, NY 1821/22-died Detroit, MI 1872  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
27 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. (68.9 x 56.5 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1844
Topic:
Animal\bird\vulture  Search this
State of being\other\hunger  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Harold E. Deal
Object number:
1983.95.163
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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edanmdm:saam_1983.95.163
view On the St. Annes, East Canada digital asset number 1
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On the St. Annes, East Canada

Artist:
Robert S. Duncanson, born Seneca County, NY 1821/22-died Detroit, MI 1872  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
9 1/8 x 15 in. (23.2 x 38.1 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1863, 1865
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Landscape\season\autumn  Search this
Landscape\Canada  Search this
Landscape\river\Saint Anne's River  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Drown
Object number:
1983.95.170
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Mountain Pool

Artist:
Robert S. Duncanson, born Seneca County, NY 1821/22-died Detroit, MI 1872  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
11 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (28.3 x 50.6 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1870
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape\mountain  Search this
Landscape\lake  Search this
Landscape\waterfall  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Richard Frates
Object number:
1983.95.173
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Las Twines

Artist:
Pepón Osorio, born Santurce, Puerto Rico 1955  Search this
Medium:
mixed media
Dimensions:
48 in. width, height variable
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1998
Topic:
Figure group\female  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in part through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Copyright:
© 1998, Pepón Osorio
Object number:
2022.67.1A-J
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Totem for Henu (Totem for Eldest Daughter)

Artist:
Truman Lowe  Search this
Medium:
milled lumber, peeled willow
Dimensions:
126 1/2 × 15 × 15 in. (321.3 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1986
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Copyright:
© 2021, Truman Lowe Estate
Object number:
2022.9.3
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 3rd Floor, East Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk793d5154b-424e-4b39-b8fe-b20d2b39c662
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edanmdm:saam_2022.9.3
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Maquette for Tilted Arc

Artist:
Richard Serra, born San Francisco, CA 1939-died Orient, NY 2024  Search this
Medium:
bent and incised steel
Dimensions:
3 x 30 x 1/8 in. (7.6 x 76.1 x 0.2 cm)
Type:
Sculpture-Maquette
Date:
1980
Topic:
Abstract\geometric  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
Object number:
1981.188
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Coyotes Came Out of the Desert

Artist:
Matsusaburo George Hibi, born Shiga Prefecture, Japan 1886-died New York City 1947  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 15/16 × 23 × 1 1/2 in. (68.4 × 58.4 × 3.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1945
Topic:
Landscape\time\night  Search this
Animal\coyote  Search this
Architecture Exterior  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Copyright:
© 2024, Ibuki Hibi Lee
Object number:
2023.5
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, South Wing
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