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The Protagonist of an Endless Story

Artist:
Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, born San Juan, Puerto Rico 1955-died San Antonio, TX 2023  Search this
Sitter:
Sandra Cisneros  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
72 x 57 7/8 in. (182.9 x 147.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1993
Topic:
Landscape\plant  Search this
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Occupation\writer\novelist  Search this
Portrait female\knee length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible in part by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
Copyright:
© 1993, Angel Rodriguez-Diaz
Object number:
1996.19
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72df02a37-0e9c-4218-81c5-01e1edc62ea1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1996.19

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Artist:
William Ordway Partridge, born Paris, France 1861-died New York City 1930  Search this
Founder:
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company  Search this
Sitter:
Alfred Tennyson  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
20 x 13 x 8 in. (50.8 x 33.0 x 20.3 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
modeled by 1899
Topic:
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Portrait male\head  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Ordway Partridge
Object number:
1944.11.4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f539130e-8493-4bba-96ea-5789097247c4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1944.11.4

I Know Why the Caged Bird Beats His Wings

Artist:
Bisa Butler, born Orange, NJ 1973  Search this
Sitter:
Paul Laurence Dunbar  Search this
Medium:
commercial cotton fabric, rayon, linen, chiffon, batik fabric, cotton batting, acrylic paint, and polyester fabric
Dimensions:
49 × 47 1/4 in. (124.5 × 120.0 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Fiber
Quilt
Crafts
Date:
2012
Topic:
Animal\bird  Search this
African American  Search this
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler
Object number:
2023.40.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e3d9662d-a2b8-48cb-abbb-85e1cf368e02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2023.40.5

Ely Mural Panel: Robert Burns, (painting)

Painter:
Workman, David Tice 1884-1971  Search this
Subject:
Burns, Robert  Search this
Medium:
Oil with gold leaf, on canvas mounted on plywood
Type:
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Owner/Location:
On loan to Ely Public School System 600 East Harvey Street Commons Area Ely Minnesota 55731
Lent by Ely-Winton Historical Society 1900 East Camp Street Ely Minnesota 55731
Date:
Ca. 1928
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Lute  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Scroll  Search this
Landscape  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68720003
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_457685

Ely Mural Panel: William Shakespeare, (painting)

Painter:
Workman, David Tice 1884-1971  Search this
Subject:
Shakespeare, William  Search this
Medium:
Oil with gold leaf, on canvas mounted on plywood
Type:
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Owner/Location:
On loan to Ely Public School System 600 East Harvey Street Commons Area Ely Minnesota 55731
Lent by Ely-Winton Historical Society 1900 East Camp Street Ely Minnesota 55731
Date:
Ca. 1929
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Literature--Character  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68720005
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_457687

Library Niche Figures: Men of Learning, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Clark, Allan 1896/98-1950  Search this
Subject:
Pasteur, Louis  Search this
Alighieri, Dante  Search this
Shakespeare, William  Search this
Plato  Search this
Franklin, Benjamin  Search this
Justinian  Search this
Newton, Isaac  Search this
Leonardo da Vinci  Search this
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von  Search this
Herodotus  Search this
Smith, Adam  Search this
Homer  Search this
Gutenberg, Johannes  Search this
Beethoven, Ludwig van  Search this
Darwin, Charles  Search this
Grotius, Hugo  Search this
Medium:
Terra cotta
Culture:
French  Search this
Italian  Search this
British  Search this
Greek  Search this
Roman  Search this
Scottish  Search this
German  Search this
Dutch  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by University of Washington Public Art Administration Seattle Washington 98195
Located University of Washington Suzzallo Library Seattle Washington
Date:
1922-1924
Topic:
Religion--Old Testament--Moses  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Ten Commandments  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Portrait male--Full Length  Search this
Occupation--Science--Chemist  Search this
Occupation--Science--Biologist  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Playwright  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Dramatist  Search this
Occupation--Education--Philosopher  Search this
Occupation--Political--Diplomat  Search this
Occupation--Political--Statesman  Search this
Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this
Occupation--Political--Postmaster  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Author  Search this
Occupation--Industry--Printing  Search this
Occupation--Other--Aristocrat  Search this
Occupation--Law  Search this
Occupation--Art--Painter  Search this
Occupation--Art--Sculptor  Search this
Occupation--Science--Astronomer  Search this
Occupation--Science--Mathematician  Search this
Occupation--Science--Physicist  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Novelist  Search this
Occupation--Education--Historian  Search this
Occupation--Monetary--Economist  Search this
Occupation--Science--Evolutionist  Search this
Performing Arts--Music  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76009243
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_19965

Homer Reciting the Iliad, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Partridge, William Ordway 1861-1930  Search this
Founder:
Roman Bronze Works  Search this
Subject:
Homer  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois 60603-6110 Accession Number: 1985.4
Date:
1900
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this
Literature--Homer--Iliad  Search this
Control number:
IAS 12000023
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_296626

Homer, (sculpture)

Title:
Homeric Group, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Ezekiel, Moses Jacob Sir 1844-1917  Search this
Subject:
Homer  Search this
Medium:
Figure group: bronze; Upper base: black Italian marble; Lower base: stone
Culture:
Greek  Search this
Egyptian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by University of Virginia Department of Facilities Management 575 Alderman Road Charlottesville Virginia 22903
Located University of Virginia South end of Lawn, in front of Cabell Hall Charlottesville Virginia
Date:
Dedicated June 10, 1907
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Figure male--Child--Full length  Search this
Control number:
IAS VA000022
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_317771

The Fugitive's Story, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Rogers, John H. 1829-1904  Search this
Subject:
Whittier, John Greenleaf  Search this
Garrison, William Lloyd  Search this
Beecher, Henry Ward  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York New York 10024 Accession Number: 1927.51
Date:
1869
Topic:
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Editor  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAS 36360263
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_364533

The Fugitive's Story, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Rogers, John H. 1829-1904  Search this
Subject:
Whittier, John Greenleaf  Search this
Garrison, William Lloyd  Search this
Beecher, Henry Ward  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York New York 10024 Accession Number: 1936.630
Date:
1869
Topic:
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Editor  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAS 36360264
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_364535

Final model for James Weldon Johnson Memorial, [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Barthe, Richmond 1901-1989  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1940
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Figure male--Nude  Search this
Homage--Johnson, James Wilson  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0120643
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Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_120644

Final Model for James Weldon Johnson Memorial, [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Barthe, Richmond 1901-1989  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1940
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Figure male--Nude  Search this
Homage--Johnson, James Wilson  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0120645
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_120646

Final Model for James Weldon Johnson Memorial, [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Barthe, Richmond 1901-1989  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1940
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Figure male--Nude  Search this
Homage--Johnson, James Wilson  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0120646
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_120647

Final Model for James Weldon Johnson Memorial [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Barthe, Richmond 1901-1989  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1940
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Figure male--Nude  Search this
Homage--Johnson, James Wilson  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0120649
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_120650

(Russian Suite) Pushkin

Artist:
Jacob Kainen, born Waterbury, CT 1909-died Washington, DC 2001  Search this
Medium:
color lithograph
Dimensions:
image: 28 1/8 x 21 in. (71.4 x 53.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1973
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Allegory\other\Pushkin, Alexander Sergeyevich  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. B.S. Cole
Object number:
1973.134.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7404ff87b-6a6c-4c00-95c5-680f3deee106
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1973.134.9

Sappho

Artist:
Vinnie Ream, born Madison, WI 1847-died Washington, DC 1914  Search this
Medium:
marble
Dimensions:
66 3/8 x 23 7/8 x 21 in. (168.4 x 63.5 x 53.2 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
ca. 1870
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Dress\historic\classical dress  Search this
Allegory\arts and sciences\poetry  Search this
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Mythology\classical\muse  Search this
Mythology\classical\Sappho  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Brigadier General Richard L. Hoxie
Object number:
1915.6.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79798664a-946b-4430-91dc-1c1f1520204f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1915.6.1

Alan Seeger

Artist:
John Elliott, born Lincolnshire, England 1859-died Charleston, SC 1925  Search this
Sitter:
Alan Seeger  Search this
Medium:
chalk on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 29 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (75.5 x 55.6 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1917-1925
Topic:
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Dress\uniform\military uniform  Search this
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Maud Howe Elliott
Object number:
1927.8.8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79fe2ea2c-c064-431f-8dff-2dae73df1b30
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1927.8.8

In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden)

Artist:
Childe Hassam, born Dorchester, MA 1859-died East Hampton, NY 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Celia Thaxter  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 1/4 x 18 in. (56.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1892
Topic:
Landscape\garden  Search this
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Portrait female  Search this
Landscape\plant\poppy  Search this
Landscape\Maine\Appledore  Search this
Landscape\Maine\Isles of Shoals  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Object number:
1929.6.52
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7caa87985-bfcc-49df-bab2-c3d7755d2f4d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1929.6.52

Sir Rabindranath Tagore

Artist:
Mukul Dey, Indian, born Sridharkhola, India 1895-died Santiniketan, India 1989  Search this
Sitter:
Sir Rabindranath Tagore  Search this
Medium:
drypoint
Dimensions:
14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (36.8 x 24.1 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Asian Indian  Search this
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers
Object number:
1935.13.75
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75649900d-f425-490b-8d6d-6ed15a28d856
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1935.13.75

Walt Whitman

Artist:
Paul Wayland Bartlett, born New Haven, CT 1865-died Paris, France 1925  Search this
Sitter:
Walt Whitman  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm) diam.
Type:
Sculpture-Relief
Date:
modeled ca. 1887-1889
Topic:
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Occupation\writer\poet  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III
Object number:
1958.11.24
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e1a9918f-b7fa-4dfb-b07a-3dd3c52d85ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1958.11.24

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