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"True religion shows its influence in every part of our conduct; it is like the sap of a living tree, which penetrates the most distant boughs."--William Penn, 1644-1718. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
1961 Vin Giuliani Born: New York 1930 painted wood on wood 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (59.6 x 44.6 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Container Corporation of America 1984.124.106 Not currently on view
Keywords
Landscape - tree painting metal - nails paint - oil wood wood
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Born: New York 1930
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Fields and Flowers ca. 1930-1935 William H. Johnson Born: Florence, South Carolina 1901 Died: Central Islip, New York 1970 watercolor and pencil on paper 14 1/8 x 17 3/4 in. (35.9 x 45.0 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of the Harmon Foundation 1967.59.8 Not currently on view
About William H. Johnson
Born: Florence, South Carolina 1901 Died: Central Islip, New York 1970
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Before the Rain, Mono Lake
1930 Chiura Obata Born: Okayama-ken, Japan 1885 Died: Berkeley, California 1975 Tadeo Takamizawa (Printer) color woodcut on paper image: 10 7/8 x 15 1/2 in. (27.6 x 39.5 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of the Obata Family 2000.76.22 Not currently on view
Keywords
Landscape - California
Waterscape - lake - Mono Lake
Waterscape - weather - rain graphic arts - print paper - wove paper woodcut - color
About Chiura Obata
Born: Okayama-ken, Japan 1885 Died: Berkeley, California 1975
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(Hudson River at West Point)
ca. 1889 Olivia C. Starring watercolor and pencil on paper sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (30.0 x 44.9 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Katherine Poole 1975.65 Not currently on view
Keywords
Architecture Exterior - domestic - house
Architecture - boat - riverboat
Architecture - boat - sailing ship
Architecture - bridge
Architecture - vehicle - train
Figure(s) in exterior
Landscape - New York - West Point
Landscape - river - Hudson River
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Bronx Landscape ca. 1935-1939 Manuel Tolegian Born: Fresno, California 1911 Died: Sherman Oaks, California 1983 oil on canvas 21 3/8 x 17 1/2 in. (54.3 x 44.3 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Transfer from The Museum of Modern Art 1971.447.88 Not currently on view
Keywords
Architecture Exterior - domestic - apartment
Architecture - bridge
Cityscape - New York - Bronx
Figure(s) in exterior - urban
Landscape - park
Landscape - road
New Deal - Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project - New York City painting paint - oil fabric - canvas
About Manuel Tolegian
Born: Fresno, California 1911 Died: Sherman Oaks, California 1983
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(Landscape) ca. 1920-1930 Jan Matulka Born: Vlachovo Brezi, Bohemia 1890 Died: New York, New York 1972 crayon on paperboard: card stock sheet: 8 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. (21.3 x 30.3 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum purchase 1966.97.3 Not currently on view
About Jan Matulka
Born: Vlachovo Brezi, Bohemia 1890 Died: New York, New York 1972
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