1942.42 John Sloan, Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The pursuit of culture receives affectionate teasing in this work by John Sloan, leader of the Ashcan school, the group of artists in early 20th-century New York who embraced the urban scene.
1955.1 Robert Gwathmey, Portrait of a Farmer's Wife
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This silkscreen is based on an oil painting Robert Gwathmey completed three years previously.
1954.14 Hildegaard Haas, Fog
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Like much of Hildegarde Haas’s work,
1990.223 Edward Hopper, Evening Wind
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Edward Hopper sets up the viewer as a voyeur in this intimate scene.
1950.97 Rockwell Kent, Weltschmerz
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Rockwell Kent created Weltschmerz on a 1919 trip to Alaska. Bold, with dramatic contrasts of black and white, it is one of a series of figure compositions exploring the theme of the essential loneliness of man.
1942.43 John Marin, Downtown New York or Park Row
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
New York City was a primary subject of Marin’s for many years. In 1912 he described his New York watercolors by saying: “While these powers are at work, pushing, pulling, sideways, downwards, upwards, I can hear the sound of their strife and there is great music being played.
1937.10 Paul Cadmus, The Fleet's In
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In 1934, while working for the Works Progress Administration, Paul Cadmus received a commission from the U.S.
1947.37 Arthur Bowen Davies, Reclining Nude
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This decorative nude study is typical of the work of Arthur Bowen Davies, whose subjects often contained a mixture of pastoral image
1975.84.M Charles Demuth, Zinnias
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Rich and diverse colors interact with ivory black silhouettes, creating movement and depth in Charles Demuth’s Zinnias. Despite the beautiful effect, however, this is not just a floral study but rather an expression of emotion through floral forms.
1951.25 Thomas Wilmer Dewing, The Pink Dress
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The hazy atmosphere and subtle color blends of this image of an ethereal, aristocratic woman exemplify the work of Thomas Dewing.