1934.11 Monroe Tsatoke, Comanche Chief
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This watercolor is likely an image of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche chief to be recognized by the United States government.
1942.71 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Portrait of Drouet
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler made this etching of his friend, the French sculptor Charles Drouet, in 1859 while he was living in Paris. He used a pointed needle to scratch Drouet’s form into a waxy ground atop a copper plate. The wax protected the plate from an acid, which would cut Whistler’s lines into the copper.
1942.53 Thomas Moran, Passaic Meadows (In the Newark Meadows)
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Thomas Moran usually painted scenes of grand western panoramas such as Yellowstone, but his etchings often d
1956.105 Jackson Pollock, Hayride
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2000.370 Norman Rockwell, Law Student
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Norman Rockwell’s illustrations for such magazines as the "Saturday Evening Post" and "Look" have become icons of American culture.
1998.214 John Sartain, Martial Law (Order No. 11)
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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
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This silkscreen is based on an oil painting Robert Gwathmey completed three years previously.
1954.14 Hildegaard Haas, Fog
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Like much of Hildegarde Haas’s work,
1990.223 Edward Hopper, Evening Wind
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Edward Hopper sets up the viewer as a voyeur in this intimate scene.