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Albion Parris Howe

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Albion Parris Howe, 1818 - 1897  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 109.2 x 88.9cm (43 x 35")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1891
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this
Albion Parris Howe: Male  Search this
Albion Parris Howe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
Albion Parris Howe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
DC990229
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My Daughter Elizabeth

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Elizabeth Benson, born c. 1890  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 110.6 x 92.6cm (43 9/16 x 36 7/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1914
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Exterior\Garden  Search this
Elizabeth Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Detroit Institute of Arts
Object number:
16.31 DIA
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Portrait of My Daughters

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Elizabeth Benson, born c. 1890  Search this
Sylvia P. Benson, 5 Feb 1898 - ?  Search this
Eleanor Benson, c. 1894 - ?  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
66 x 91.4cm (26 x 36")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1907
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Exterior\Garden  Search this
Elizabeth Benson: Female  Search this
Eleanor Benson: Female  Search this
Sylvia P. Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Worcester Art Museum
Object number:
1908.4 WOR
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Portrait in White

Alternate Title:
Portrait of a Lady in White
Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Ellen Perry Peirson Benson, 1860 - 1954  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher (Actual): 122.6 x 97.2cm (48 1/4 x 38 1/4")
Frame: 134.6 × 109.2 × 4.4cm (53 × 43 × 1 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1889
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Ellen Perry Peirson Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
1977.4.1 NGA
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Margaret ("Gretchen") Strong

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Margaret Wendell Strong Withers, 1892 - 1973  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher (estimate): 76.8 x 64.1cm (30 1/4 x 25 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1909
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Margaret Wendell Strong Withers: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
1992.66.1 NGA
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The Sisters

Title:
Elisabeth Benson and Sylvia Benson
Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Sylvia P. Benson, 5 Feb 1898 - ?  Search this
Elizabeth Benson, born c. 1890  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Image: 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
Frame: 48 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (123.8 x 6.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1899
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Exterior\Landscape\Coastal  Search this
Elizabeth Benson: Female  Search this
Sylvia P. Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Terra Foundation for American Art
Object number:
1999.11 Terra
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Two Boys

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Frank Benson Lawson, born c. 1914  Search this
Ralph Lawson Jr., born 1916  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
84.3 x 101.9cm (33 3/16 x 40 1/8")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Maine\Knox\North Haven
Date:
1926
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog  Search this
Vehicle\Boat\Sailboat  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass  Search this
Frank Benson Lawson: Male  Search this
Ralph Lawson Jr.: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
27.61 MMA
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Gertrude

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Gertrude Schirmer, born late 19th century  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
127cm x 101.6cm (50" x 40"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1899
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Shoes  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Bow  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Rocking chair  Search this
Gertrude Schirmer: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Object number:
54.596 MFAB
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Eleanor and Benny

Alternate Title:
Wife and Daughter
Mother and Child
Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Frank Benson Lawson, born c. 1914  Search this
Eleanor Benson, c. 1894 - ?  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
92.1 x 112.4cm (36 1/4 x 44 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1916
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Shoes  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Bench  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass  Search this
Exterior\Garden  Search this
Home Furnishings\Pillow  Search this
Eleanor Benson: Female  Search this
Frank Benson Lawson: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
DLR01170
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In Summer

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Ellen Perry Peirson Benson, 1860 - 1954  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
61 x 53.3cm (24 x 21")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1887
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass  Search this
Exterior\Garden  Search this
Ellen Perry Peirson Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
DLR01171
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Elizabeth Benson

Title:
By Firelight
Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Elizabeth Benson, 1872 - 1891  Search this
Medium:
Oil on linen
Dimensions:
101.6 × 82.6cm (40 × 32 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1889
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Artwork  Search this
Container\Vase  Search this
Architecture\Fireplace  Search this
Elizabeth Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Schwarz Gallery
Object number:
DLR02180
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 22 Dec 1823 - 9 May 1911  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
124cm x 98.6cm (48 13/16" x 38 13/16"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1893
Topic:
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Male  Search this
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel  Search this
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist  Search this
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Harvard University Portrait Collection
Object number:
H365
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Lady Trying on a Hat (The Black Hat)

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
102.2 x 81.6 cm (40 3/16 x 32 1/8 inches)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1904
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Container\Vase  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Religious\Cross  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Dresser  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
Object number:
06.002 RISD
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Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, 1820 - 1895?  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
106.3cm x 81.2cm (41 7/8" x 31 15/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1906
Topic:
Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
Object number:
06.060 RISD
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Portrait of a Lady

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
101.9 x 82.2cm (40 1/8 x 32 3/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1901
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
06.1221 MMA
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Eleanor

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Eleanor Benson, c. 1894 - ?  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
64.1 x 76.8cm (25 1/4 x 30 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1907
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Architecture\Fence  Search this
Eleanor Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Object number:
08.326 MFAB
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Charles Lewis Fox

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Charles Lewis Fox, 1854 - 1927  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
32.5cm x 24.5cm (12 13/16" x 9 5/8"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1885
Topic:
Charles Lewis Fox: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Charles Lewis Fox: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: William A Farnsworth Library & Art Museum
Object number:
1171.1
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Isaac Comstock Bates

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Isaac C. Bates, 27 Jul 1843 - 1 Jan 1913  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
102cm x 76.7cm (40 3/16" x 30 3/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1906
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Container\Vase  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Male  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Benefactor  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator\Art museum administrator\Art museum trustee  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum\Museum president  Search this
Isaac C. Bates: Visual Arts\Benefactor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
Object number:
13.910 RISD
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Summer

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Sylvia P. Benson, 5 Feb 1898 - ?  Search this
Elizabeth Benson, born c. 1890  Search this
Eleanor Benson, c. 1894 - ?  Search this
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
91.8 × 113cm (36 1/8 × 44 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1909
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water  Search this
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Elizabeth Benson: Female  Search this
Eleanor Benson: Female  Search this
Sylvia P. Benson: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
Object number:
13.912 RISD
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Horace Bushnell

Artist:
Frank Weston Benson, 1862 - 1951  Search this
Copy after:
Samuel Worcester Rouse  Search this
Sitter:
Horace Bushnell, 1802 - 1876  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
112.1cm x 91.4cm (44 1/8" x 36"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1912
Topic:
Horace Bushnell: Male  Search this
Horace Bushnell: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery
Object number:
1912.3
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