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view "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."--Edith Wharton, "Vesalius in Zante," 1902. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man. digital asset number 1

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."--Edith Wharton, "Vesalius in Zante," 1902. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Artist:
Ellen Lanyon, born Chicago, IL 1926-died New York City 2013  Search this
Medium:
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:
38 1/2 x 48 1/8 in. (97.8 x 122.2 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1975
Topic:
Figure\fragment\hand  Search this
Animal\insect\moth  Search this
Dress\accessory\handkerchief  Search this
Object\flower\rose  Search this
Object\furniture\mirror  Search this
Object\other\candlestick  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.169
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/vk7e5cd71f4-7d2b-4441-beab-8e5d02d81496
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.169
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"Who will change Old Lamps for New ones?", (painting)

Artist:
Perry, E. N.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Occupation--Vendor  Search this
Literature--Unknown--Arabian Nights Entertainments  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00790179
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_12838
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(Bird and Fruit Bowl and Guitar Still Life Mosaics), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Ceramic and shells
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Mosaic
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Jewish Homes for the Aging, Grancell Village 7150 Tampa Avenue Reseda California 91335
Topic:
Still Life--Fruit--Pineapple  Search this
Still Life--Fruit--Grape  Search this
Still Life--Fruit--Orange  Search this
Still Life--Fruit--Pear  Search this
Still Life--Musical Instrument--Guitar  Search this
Object--Other--Cookware  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Object--Other--Container  Search this
Animal--Bird  Search this
Landscape--Celestial--Sun  Search this
Landscape--Celestial--Star  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001599
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340261
view (Untitled--Four Sketches, including One of Candelabra on One Page) {rectoA}; (Untitled--Four Sketches on One Page) {versoB} digital asset number 1

(Untitled--Four Sketches, including One of Candelabra on One Page) {rectoA}; (Untitled--Four Sketches on One Page) {versoB}

Artist:
William Zorach, born Eurburg, Lithuania 1889-died Bath, ME 1966  Search this
Medium:
pen and ink on paper
Dimensions:
10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (26.6 x 18.4 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1956
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Religion\Judaism  Search this
Emblem\Star of David  Search this
Object\other\candlestick  Search this
Recreation\church\prayer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dahlov Ipcar and Tessim Zorach
Object number:
1968.154.349A-B
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/vk71e1f467a-ccfe-4bef-8775-56a0408cb5e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1968.154.349A-B
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(Vets Memorial), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: copper or bronze and granite; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Located McCullough Boulevard Lake Havasu Arizona
Topic:
History--United States--Military history  Search this
History--United States--World War II  Search this
Emblem--Military Insignia  Search this
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Architecture--Bridge--London Bridge  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Religion--Prayer  Search this
Control number:
IAS AZ000365
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_327031
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A Beautiful Young Lady perusing a Letter by Candle-light, (painting)

Artist:
Mieris, Francis 1655-1681  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Letter Reading & Writing  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
AECI 03260092
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_67779
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A Head of a Woman --sketch at the lamplight, (painting)

Artist:
Delacroix, Eugene  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Portrait female--Head  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
AECI 08160097
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_121462
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A Lady retiring by Candle light, (painting)

Artist:
Miris  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
State of Being--Other--Sleep  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
AECI 11380007
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_133614
view A Religious Procession in Brittany digital asset number 1
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A Religious Procession in Brittany

Artist:
Henry Wolf, born Eckwersheim, Alsace 1852-died New York City 1916  Search this
Copy after:
Jules Breton, French, born Courrieres, France 1827-died Paris, France 1906  Search this
Publisher:
Scribner's Magazine  Search this
Medium:
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
image: 4 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (12.2 x 18.0 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Mechanical Reproduction
Date:
1889
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\religious\church  Search this
Landscape\France\Brittany  Search this
Ceremony\religion\procession  Search this
Object\other\candlestick  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
1973.130.38
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk717ccf918-f1af-4fa3-8696-6f7a36f35ba0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1973.130.38
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A Roman Family, (painting)

Artist:
Moes  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure group--Family  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
State of Being--Other--Sleep  Search this
Occupation--Domestic--Motherhood  Search this
Control number:
AECI 01430295
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_26300
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A Sorceress, (painting)

Painter:
Dewing, Thomas Wilmer 1851-1938  Search this
Medium:
Oil on panel
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1879
Topic:
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Occult  Search this
Object--Furniture--Screen  Search this
Object--Other--Vase  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8F370002
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_467972
view Adam and Eve Candelabrum [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son) digital asset number 1

Adam and Eve Candelabrum [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Manship, Paul 1885-1966  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1916-1917
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Adam  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Eve  Search this
Animal--Reptile--Snake  Search this
Object--Fruit--Apple  Search this
Animal--Lion  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0039163
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_39164
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Adobe Nude and Candle, (painting)

Title:
Helen (Shuster) on Green Couch, (painting)
Painter:
Sloan, John 1871-1951  Search this
Subject:
Shuster, Will, Mrs. (Helen)  Search this
Medium:
Tempera underpaint with oil varnish glaze on panel
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
John Sloan Trust Wilmington Delaware
Date:
1934
Topic:
Portrait female--Nude  Search this
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--Adobe  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8D520651
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_431622
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America in the Making: Thomas Jefferson, (painting)

Painter:
Wyeth, Newell Convers 1882-1945  Search this
Subject:
Jefferson, Thomas  Search this
Medium:
Oil on hardboard
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Administered by Iowa State University Brunnier Art Museum 290 Scheman Building Ames Iowa 50011
Located Iowa State University Brunnier Art Museum Ames Iowa Accession Number: UM83.18
Date:
1938-1939
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Architecture interior--Detail--Window  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Other--Writing Tool  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Object--Furniture--Clock  Search this
History--United States--Declaration of Independence  Search this
Control number:
IAP 65060009
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_466790
No Image Available

An Architectural Piece representing the inside of a Turkish Mosque, (painting)

Artist:
Peruzzi, B.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Architecture interior--Religious--Mosque  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
AECI 05950070
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_107283
No Image Available

An Old Miser Woman, by Candle-light, (painting)

Artist:
Rembrant  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure female--Elderly  Search this
Occupation--Monetary--Miser  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
AECI 04330657
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_88220
No Image Available

At the Window--effect of Candle-light, (painting)

Artist:
Rosiersce, J.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Architecture interior--Detail--Window  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Figure  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00970144
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_17145
No Image Available

At the Window. Candle Light, (painting)

Artist:
Furness, W. H., Jr.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Architecture interior--Detail--Window  Search this
Figure  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00330047
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_4289
No Image Available

Baby Rattle, (painting)

Painter:
Bunce, Louis Demott 1907-1983  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1941
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Object--Toy--Rattle  Search this
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8F640034
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_469632
No Image Available

Barberini Candelabrum, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Piccirilli, Horatio 1872-1954  Search this
Medium:
Carrara marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Brookgreen Gardens Murrells Inlet South Carolina 29576
Date:
1900
Topic:
Object--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
IAS 64300243
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_25346

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