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Interview with Zonnie Gorman: Hero's Daughter Discusses Navajo Code Talker Legacy

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Podcast
MIME Type:
audio/mpeg
Uploaded:
Mon, 1 Jun 2010 15:00:00 EST
Topic:
Inventions  Search this
Innovations  Search this
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Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:podcasts_7b21f20b738bf49520636c45506addb8

Between Worlds (child's robe)

Artist:
Lily Hope, born Juneau, AK 1980  Search this
Medium:
thigh-spun merino and cedar bark with beaver fur
Dimensions:
33 x 36 x 1/4 in. (83.8 x 91.4 x 0.6 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Fiber
Crafts
Date:
2022-2023
Topic:
Dress\Indian dress  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Windgate Foundation Living Artists Acquisitions Fund
Copyright:
© 2023, Lily Hope
Object number:
2023.21
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Renwick Gallery, 1st Floor, Room 104
Renwick Gallery, 1st Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk751511526-a626-4117-8a10-803bcbac5082
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2023.21

Sister Bear

Artist:
Ursala Hudson, born Santa Fe, NM 1987  Search this
Medium:
thigh-spun merino and cedar bark with silk
Dimensions:
36 x 32 x 1/4 in. (91.4 x 81.3 x 0.6 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Fiber
Crafts
Date:
2022-2023
Topic:
Indian  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Windgate Foundation Living Artists Acquisitions Fund
Copyright:
© 2023, Ursala Hudson
Object number:
2023.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Renwick Gallery, 1st Floor, Room 104
Renwick Gallery, 1st Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79133ec9a-bb82-4647-8411-6de157b7c645
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2023.22

Montauk Point, (painting)

Painter:
Rattner, Abraham 1895-1978  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Landscape--New York--Montauk  Search this
Landscape--Coast  Search this
Landscape--Celestial--Sun  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8G380109
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_481263

Bishop by the sea, Santa Barbara, Cal. 1964

Artist:
Diane Arbus, born New York City 1923-died New York City 1971  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) image: 14 × 14 1/2 in. (35.6 × 36.8 cm), irregular
Type:
Photography
Date:
1964
Topic:
Waterscape\sea  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Occupation\religion\bishop  Search this
Landscape\California\Santa Barbara  Search this
Monument\religious\cross  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt
Object number:
2017.43.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 3rd Floor, East Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73d430af6-7689-493f-b4c3-1da8021fa667
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2017.43.1

Pocahontas

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Simon van de Passe, 1595 - 1647  Search this
Sitter:
Pocahontas, c. 1595 - Mar 1617  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 77.5 x 64.8 x 2.5cm (30 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 1")
Frame: 92.7 x 80 x 6.4cm (36 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
after 1616
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan  Search this
Pocahontas: Female  Search this
Pocahontas: Native American\Native American cultural intermediary  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942
Object number:
NPG.65.61
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
On View:
NPG, East Gallery 150a
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47b045769-55c0-4291-b4cd-648a495c13ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.65.61
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Indian Mythological Scene, (painting)

Painter:
Bierstadt, Albert 1830-1902  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Mythology--American Indian  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8G380011
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_481165

Beach at Shinnecock, (painting)

Painter:
Chase, William Merritt 1849-1916  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Landscape--New York--Shinnecock  Search this
Landscape--Coast  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8G380021
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_481175

Seltice, Chief of the Coeur D'Alênes

Artist:
Olin Levi Warner, born Suffield, CT 1844-died New York City 1896  Search this
Sitter:
Seltice  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm) diam.
Type:
Sculpture-Relief
Date:
1891
Topic:
Portrait male\head  Search this
Indian\Coeur d'Alene  Search this
Occupation\other\chief  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, A Gift of Alison Warner Waterman in memory of her mother, Frances D. Warner
Object number:
1985.76.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/vk77e731d2c-7554-43b2-8bc7-3e31e953950e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.76.3

Poor Crane, Ya-Tin-Ee-Ah-Witz, Chief of the Cayuses

Artist:
Olin Levi Warner, born Suffield, CT 1844-died New York City 1896  Search this
Sitter:
Ya-Tin-Ee-Ah-Witz Poor Crane  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
11 in. (28.0 cm) diam.
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1891
Topic:
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Indian\Cayuse  Search this
Occupation\other\chief  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, A Gift of Alison Warner Waterman in memory of her mother, Frances D. Warner
Object number:
1985.76.8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/vk7ccb353d2-05f1-41ce-86dc-d48543c4ba7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.76.8

Chief Owasippe

Artist:
Chao-Chen Yang, born Hangzhou, China 1909-died Seattle WA 1969  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
10 1/2 × 13 1/8 in. (26.7 × 33.3 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1940 or earlier
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Dress\Indian dress  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Edgar Yang Family
Object number:
2023.31.23
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/vk732e269ec-fb88-4736-aa2b-7666fd04f910
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2023.31.23

George Freeth Memorial, (sculpture)

Title:
First Surfer in the United States, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
O'Donnell, Terrance  Search this
Designer:
Brymer, Janice Richardson  Search this
Subject:
Freeth, George  Search this
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Pedestal: concrete
Culture:
Hawaiian  Search this
Irish  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Hermosa Beach Community Resources Hermosa Beach California
Located Hermosa Beach Municipal Pier 12th Street at entrance to pier Hermosa Beach California
Date:
Installed 1977
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Sport--Surfing  Search this
Occupation--Sport--Water Polo  Search this
Occupation--Sport--Swimming  Search this
Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this
Occupation--Sport--Lifeguard  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001582
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340316

Ely Parker

Artist:
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Ely Samuel Parker, 1828 - 31 Aug 1895  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 9.1 × 5.4 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/8")
Mount: 10.3 × 6.3 cm (4 1/16 × 2 1/2")
Mat (original): 15.6 × 11.2 cm (6 1/8 × 4 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1866
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Ely Samuel Parker: Male  Search this
Ely Samuel Parker: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Ely Samuel Parker: Science and Technology\Engineer  Search this
Ely Samuel Parker: Politics and Government\Government official\Commissioner  Search this
Ely Samuel Parker: Native American\Native American diplomat  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2020.173
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b4cb9f60-4bec-4d53-a459-aa02fec33a7f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2020.173
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Sitting Bull Self-Portrait

Artist:
Sitting Bull, c. 1831 - 15 Dec 1890  Search this
Sitter:
Sitting Bull, c. 1831 - 15 Dec 1890  Search this
Type:
Drawing
Topic:
Self-portrait  Search this
Sitting Bull: Male  Search this
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American warrior  Search this
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American leader\Medicine man  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Museum of Natural History
Object number:
EXH.AO.30
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/sm4973c6a63-475a-47bf-8125-23e41ff42dde
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.AO.30

Sitting Bull Self-Portrait

Artist:
Sitting Bull, c. 1831 - 15 Dec 1890  Search this
Sitter:
Sitting Bull, c. 1831 - 15 Dec 1890  Search this
Type:
Drawing
Topic:
Self-portrait  Search this
Sitting Bull: Male  Search this
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American warrior  Search this
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American leader\Medicine man  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Museum of Natural History
Object number:
EXH.AO.31
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45c1f52d9-0de5-439b-883f-a0f43c4b274e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.AO.31

Olive Rush papers, 1879-1967

Creator:
Rush, Olive, 1873-1966  Search this
Subject:
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this
Type:
Sketches
Diaries
Photographs
Citation:
Olive Rush papers, 1879-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painters -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this
American Indians in art  Search this
Art and state  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this
Muralists -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this
Illustrators -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9223
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211418
AAA_collcode_rusholiv
Theme:
Diaries
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211418
Online Media:

John Weatherwax papers relating to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1928-1988, bulk 1931-1933

Creator:
Weatherwax, John M. (John Martin), 1900-1984  Search this
Subject:
Sinclair, Upton  Search this
Scheyer, Galka E.  Search this
Rivera, Diego  Search this
Packard, Emmy Lou  Search this
Kahlo, Frida  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Citation:
John Weatherwax papers relating to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1928-1988, bulk 1931-1933. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Popol vuh  Search this
Artists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Mural painting and decoration, Mexican -- Influence  Search this
Mural painting and decoration, American -- Foreign influences  Search this
Mayas  Search this
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9609
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211815
AAA_collcode_weatjohn
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211815
Online Media:

Leon Polk Smith papers, 1921-1997

Creator:
Smith, Leon Polk, 1906-1996  Search this
Subject:
Johnson, Ray  Search this
Humblet, Claudine  Search this
Jamieson, Robert  Search this
Galloway, David D.  Search this
Gego  Search this
Buck, Robert T.  Search this
Danto, Arthur Coleman  Search this
Meyers/Bloom Gallery  Search this
Wilhelm-Hack-Museum  Search this
Brooklyn Museum  Search this
Washburn Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
East Central Oklahoma State University  Search this
Galerie Denise René  Search this
Butler Institute of American Art  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Transcripts
Video recordings
Scrapbooks
Essays
Interviews
Citation:
Leon Polk Smith papers, 1921-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painting, Abstract -- United States  Search this
Native American artists  Search this
Cherokee  Search this
Theme:
Native American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6162
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216395
AAA_collcode_smitleon
Theme:
Native American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216395
Online Media:

Song of Sorrow

Artist:
Shan Goshorn, born Baltimore, MD 1957-died Tulsa, OK 2018  Search this
Medium:
ink and acrylic paint on watercolor paper splints
Dimensions:
overall_1: 9 in. × 8 1/2 in. × 8 1/2 in. (22.9 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Fiber
Crafts
Date:
2015
Topic:
Indian  Search this
Object\other\basket  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund
Copyright:
© 2021, Thomas Pendergraft
Object number:
2021.32
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70fb883fa-d17f-4ed3-ad57-1d47e8ee699f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2021.32

Billy Bowlegs

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Billy Bowlegs, 1810 - Mar 1864  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
27.2cm x 22.6cm (10 11/16" x 8 7/8"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Male  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Gilcrease Museum
Object number:
0117.1347
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm454166fdf-4831-4401-9e73-c0785af5466c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_0117.1347

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