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John Frederick Kensett

On March 22, 2026 - 19th Century, American, march 22

John Frederick Kensett, American painter, March 22, 1816 – December 14, 1872

A. A. Turner, c 1866 John Frederick Kensett Archives of American Art, New York and Washington DC

A. A. Turner, c 1866

John Frederick Kensett

Archives of American Art, New York and Washington DC

John Frederick Kensett, Trout Fisherman, 1852 Oil on canvas, 19.4 x 15.9 in Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Trout Fisherman, 1852

Oil on canvas, 19.4 x 15.9 in //

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

John Frederick Kensett, Bash-Bish Falls, Massachusetts, 1855 Oil on canvas, 29.8 x 24.1 in Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Bash-Bish Falls, Massachusetts, 1855 //

Oil on canvas, 29.8 x 24.1 in

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

John Frederick Kensett, View on the Upper Mississippi, 1855 Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 30 in Saint Louis Art Museum

View on the Upper Mississippi, 1855

Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 30 in //

Saint Louis Art Museum

John Frederick Kensett, View of the Beach At Beverly, Massachusetts, 1860 Oil on canvas, 14.2 x 24.2 in Santa Barbara Museum of Art

View of the Beach At Beverly, Massachusetts, 1860

Oil on canvas, 14.2 x 24.2 in //

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

John Frederick Kensett, Forty Steps, Newport, Rhode Island, 1860 Oil on canvas Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Forty Steps, Newport, Rhode Island, 1860

Oil on canvas

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

John Frederick Kensett, Lake Erie, 1865 Oil on canvas, 10 x 18 in Private collection

Lake Erie, 1865

Oil on canvas, 10 x 18 in //

Private collection

John Frederick Kensett, Lake George, 1869 Oil on canvas, 44.1 x 66.3 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Lake George, 1869

Oil on canvas, 44.1 x 66.3 in //

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John Frederick Kensett, Lake George, c 1870 Oil on academy board, 14 1/4 × 24 3/8 in Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey

Lake George, c 1870

Oil on academy board, 14 1/4 × 24 3/8 in //

Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey

John Frederick Kensett, Lake George, c 1870 Oil on canvas, 14 x 24 in Brooklyn Museum, New York

Lake George, c 1870

Oil on canvas, 14 x 24 in

Brooklyn Museum, New York

John Frederick Kensett, The Old Pine, Darien, Connecticut, 1872 Oil on canvas, 34.3 x 27.2 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Old Pine, Darien, Connecticut, 1872

Oil on canvas, 34.3 x 27.2 in //

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John Frederick Kensett, Eaton's Neck, Long Island, 1872 Oil on canvas, 17.9 x 35.9 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Eaton's Neck, Long Island, 1872

Oil on canvas, 17.9 x 35.9 in //

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John Frederick Kensett, Gathering Storm on Long Island Sound, 1872 Oil on canvas, 34 1/4 x 27 1/4 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gathering Storm on Long Island Sound, 1872

Oil on canvas, 34 1/4 x 27 1/4 in

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John Frederick Kensett, Twilight in the Cedars at Darien, Connecticut, 1872 Oil on canvas, 28.5 x 40.9 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Twilight in the Cedars at Darien, Connecticut, 1872

Oil on canvas, 28.5 x 40.9 in //

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

William H Johnson

On March 16, 2026 - 20th Century, American, march 18

William H. Johnson, American artist, March 18, 1901 – April 13, 1970

William H Johnson

William H Johnson

William H Johnson, Art Class, c 1939-1940 Oil on plywood, 32 7⁄8 x 29 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Art Class, c 1939-1940

Oil on plywood, 32 7⁄8 x 29 in //

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Blind Singer, c 1939-1940 Serigraph on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Blind Singer, c 1939-1940

Serigraph on paper

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Breakdown, c 1940-1941 Screenprint on paper, 14 1/4 x 18 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Breakdown, c 1940-1941

Screenprint on paper, 14 1/4 x 18 in //

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Deep South, 1940 - 1941 Screenprint on paper, 17 1/8 x 14 1/8 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Deep South, 1940 - 1941

Screenprint on paper, 17 1/8 x 14 1/8 in //

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Ezekiel Saw the Wheel, 1944 - 1945 Screenprint on paper, 17 1/2 x 11 5/8 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Ezekiel Saw the Wheel, 1944 - 1945

Screenprint on paper, 17 1/2 x 11 5/8 in //

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Fright, c 1942 Serigraph on paperboard Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Fright, c 1942

Serigraph on paperboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Off to War, c 1942 Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Off to War, c 1942

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Jitterbugs, II, 1939 - 1940 Screen print on paper, 24 x 15 3/8 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Jitterbugs, II, 1939 - 1940

Screen print on paper, 24 x 15 3/8 in //

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Jitterbugs V, c 1941 - 1942 Serigraph on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Jitterbugs V, c 1941 - 1942

Serigraph on paper

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Holcha Krake, 1930 - 1935 Hand colored woodcut on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Holcha Krake, 1930 - 1935

Hand colored woodcut on paper

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Harlem Street with Church, c 1939 - 1940 Hand-colored relief print Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Harlem Street with Church, c 1939 - 1940

Hand-colored relief print

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

William H Johnson, Willie and Holcha, 1939 - 1940 Hand-colored woodcut on paper, 14 1/8 x 17 1/4 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Willie and Holcha, 1939 - 1940

Hand-colored woodcut on paper, 14 1/8 x 17 1/4 in //

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

On February 23, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, march 1

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Irish and American sculptor, March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907

De Witt Ward Augustus Saint-Gaudens in his Studio, 1905

De Witt Ward

Augustus Saint-Gaudens in his Studio, 1905

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiawatha, 1872-1874 Marble Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Hiawatha, 1872-1874

Marble

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAugustus Saint-Gaudens,

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Farragut Statue, 1880 Bronze Madison Square, New York

Farragut Statue, 1880

Bronze

Madison Square, New York

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, The Puritan, 1881 Bronze Merrick Park, Springfiel, Massachusetts

The Puritan, 1881

Bronze

Merrick Park, Springfiel, Massachusetts

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Oliver Ames, Jr, 1883 Bronze relief Ames Free Library, North Easton, Massachusetts

Oliver Ames, Jr, 1883

Bronze relief

Ames Free Library, North Easton, Massachusetts

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, 1884 Bronze Boston Common

Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, 1884

Bronze

Boston Common

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1887 Bronze relief Honolulu Museum of Art

Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1887

Bronze relief

Honolulu Museum of Art

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Statue of Abraham Lincoln, 1887 Bronze Lincoln Park, Chicago

Statue of Abraham Lincoln, 1887

Bronze

Lincoln Park, Chicago

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, The Peace of God, also Known as the Adams Memorial or Grief, 1891 Bronze Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C

The Peace of God, also Known as the Adams Memorial or Grief, 1891

Bronze

Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Diana, 1892 - 93, Bronze Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Diana, 1892 - 93,

Bronze

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Amor Caritas, 1898 Bronze Cleveland Museum of Art

Amor Caritas, 1898

Bronze

Cleveland Museum of Art

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, William T. Sherman Monument, 1903 Bronze Grand Army Plaza, 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, New Yorkrk.

William T. Sherman Monument, 1903

Bronze

Grand Army Plaza, 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, New Yorkrk.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, US $20.00 Gold Piece, 1907

US $20.00 Gold Piece, 1907

Winslow Homer

On February 15, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, february 24

Winslow Homer, American artist, February 24, 1836-September 29, 1910

Winslow Homer, about 1880

Winslow Homer, about 1880

Winslow Homer, Indian Boy with Canoe, c 1895 Watercolor on paper, 16 1/2 x 24 in Denver Art Museum

Indian Boy with Canoe, c 1895

Watercolor on paper, 16 1/2 x 24 in //

Denver Art Museum

Winslow Homer, Fox Hunt, 1893 Oil on canvas, 37.9 x 68.5 in Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Fox Hunt, 1893

Oil on canvas, 37.9 x 68.5 in //

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Winslow Homer, Mink Pond, 1891 Watercolor over graphite pencil on wove paper, 13.8 x 20 in Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mink Pond, 1891

Watercolor over graphite pencil on wove paper, 13.8 x 20 in //

Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer, The Adirondack Guide, 1894 Watercolor over graphite on paper, 15.1 x 21.4 in Museum of Fine Arts Boston

The Adirondack Guide, 1894

Watercolor over graphite on paper, 15.1 x 21.4 in //

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Winslow Homer, Salt Kettle, Bermuda, 1899 Watercolor over graphite pencil on wove paper, 13.9 x 20.9 in National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Salt Kettle, Bermuda, 1899

Watercolor over graphite pencil on wove paper, 13.9 x 20.9 in //

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Winslow Homer, Driftwood, 1909 Oil on canvas, 24.4 x 28.5 in Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Driftwood, 1909

Oil on canvas, 24.4 x 28.5 in //

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Winslow Homer, Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida, 1904 Watercolor over graphite pencil on paper, 13.9 x 19.7 in National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida, 1904

Watercolor over graphite pencil on paper, 13.9 x 19.7 in //

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Winslow Homer, Channel Bass, 1904 Watercolor and graphite pencil on wove paper, 11.2 x 19.3 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Channel Bass, 1904

Watercolor and graphite pencil on wove paper, 11.2 x 19.3 in //

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Winslow Homer, The Eagle's Nest, 1902 Watercolor over graphite pencil on cream-colored wove paper, 21.5 x 13.5 in Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The Eagle's Nest, 1902

Watercolor over graphite pencil on cream-colored wove paper, 21.5 x 13.5 in //

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer, The West Wind, 1891 Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 in Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts

The West Wind, 1891

Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 in //

Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer, Summer Night, 1890 Oil on canvas, 30.1 x 40.1 in Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Summer Night, 1890

Oil on canvas, 30.1 x 40.1 in //

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Winslow Homer, West Point, Prout's Neck, 1900 Oil on canvas, 30 x 48.1 in Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

West Point, Prout's Neck, 1900

Oil on canvas, 30 x 48.1 in //

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Elie Nadelman

On February 10, 2026 - 20th Century, American, february 20

Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor, February 20, 1882 – December 28, 1946

Elie Nadelman, Unknown date

Elie Nadelman, Unknown date

Elie Nadelman, Ideal Female Head, 1908-11 Private collection

Ideal Female Head, 1908-11

Private collection

Elie Nadelman, Woman's Head, before 1915 Bronze, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Woman's Head, before 1915

Bronze,

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Elie Nadelman, Dancing Girl, 1916-1918 Gilded bronze and marble Honolulu Museum of Art

Dancing Girl, 1916-1918

Gilded bronze and marble

Honolulu Museum of Art

Elie Nadelman, Small Plastic in Bronze, 1914 or before

Small Plastic in Bronze, 1914 or before

Elie Nadelman, Standing Nude, c 1908 Gilded bronze Metropolitan Museum of Art

Standing Nude, c 1908

Gilded bronze

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elie Nadelman, Two Circus Women, 1930, David H. Koch Theater, NY

Two Circus Women, 1930, David H. Koch Theater, NY

Elie Nadelman, Ballerina, 1920 Art Institute of Chicago

Ballerina, 1920

Art Institute of Chicago

Elie Nadelman, Host, c 1920-23 Cherry wood gessoed and painted and wrought iron Columbus Museum of Art

Host, c 1920-23

Cherry wood gessoed and painted and wrought iron

Columbus Museum of Art

Elie Nadelman, Fawn, c 1916–1917 Bronze National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Fawn, c 1916–1917

Bronze

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Elie Nadelman, Horse, c 1914 Bronze National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Horse, c 1914

Bronze

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Elie Nadelman, Resting Stag, c 1915 Bronze Honolulu Museum of Art

Resting Stag, c 1915

Bronze

Honolulu Museum of Art

Elie Nadelman, Wounded Stag, c 1915 Bronze Honolulu Museum of Art

Wounded Stag, c 1915

Bronze

Honolulu Museum of Art

Elie Nadelman, Two Figures, c 1917 Drawing Private collection

Two Figures, c 1917

Drawing

Private collection

Grant Wood

On January 29, 2026 - 20th Century, American, february 13

Grant Wood, American artist, February 13, 1891 - February 12, 1942

Grant Wood, Sentimental Ballad, 1940 Oil on masonite, 24 × 50 in New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut

Sentimental Ballad, 1940 Oil on masonite, 24 × 50 in // New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut

Grant Wood, Self-Portrait, 1932 / 1941 Oil on masonite, 13.9 x 11.7 in Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa

Self-Portrait, 1932 / 1941 Oil on masonite, 13.9 x 11.7 in // Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa

Grant Wood, Calendulas, 1938 Oil on composition board, 17.5 x 20.25 inches Museum of Art Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Calendulas, 1938 Oil on composition board, 17.5 x 20.25 inches // Museum of Art Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Grant Wood, Plaid Sweater, 1931 Oil on masonite, 29.5 × 24.13 in University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art

Plaid Sweater, 1931 Oil on masonite, 29.5 × 24.13 in // University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art

Grant Wood, Spring in Town, 1941 Oil on wood, 26 x 24.5 in Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana

Spring in Town, 1941 Oil on wood, 26 x 24.5 in // Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana

Grant Wood, Appraisal, 1932 Oil on composition board Dubuque Museum of Art, Iowa

Appraisal, 1932 Oil on composition board Dubuque Museum of Art, Iowa

Grant Wood, Spring Turning, 1936 Oil on Masonite, 18.25 x 40.13 in Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Salem, North Carolina

Spring Turning, 1936 Oil on Masonite, 18.25 x 40.13 in // Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Salem, North Carolina

Grant Wood, Stone City, Iowa, 1930 Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Stone City, Iowa, 1930 Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Grant Wood, Fall Plowing, 1931 Oil on canvas, 24 x 33.8 in Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois

Fall Plowing, 1931 Oil on canvas, 24 x 33.8 in // Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois

Grant Wood, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932 Oil on masonite, 20 x 40 in Cincinnati Art Museum

Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932 Oil on masonite, 20 x 40 in // Cincinnati Art Museum

Grant Wood, January, between 1940 and 1941 Oil on masonite, 26.3 x 32.4 in Cleveland Museum of Art

January, between 1940 and 1941 Oil on masonite, 26.3 x 32.4 in // Cleveland Museum of Art

Grant Wood, Woman with Plants, 1929 Oil on upsom board, 20.5 x 17.9 in Museum of Art Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Woman with Plants, 1929 Oil on upsom board, 20.5 x 17.9 in // Museum of Art Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Frances Benjamin Johnston

On December 31, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, january 15

Frances Benjamin Johnston, American Photographer, January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Self-portrait by Johnston, Dressed as a Man, Sporting a Fake Mustache and Holding a Bicycle, c 1890

Self-portrait by Johnston, Dressed as a Man, Sporting a Fake Mustache and Holding a Bicycle, c 1890

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Self-Portrait as "The New Woman," 1896

Self-Portrait as "The New Woman," 1896

Frances Benjamin Johnston, With Mattie, With a Painted Backdrop of the Cliff House in San Francisco, California, 1903

Frances Benjamin Johnston, With Mattie, With a Painted Backdrop of the Cliff House in San Francisco, California, 1903

Frances Benjamin Johnston Seated at a Desk in Her Studio, 1895

Frances Benjamin Johnston Seated at a Desk in Her Studio, 1895

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Portrait of Daniel Coit Gilman, c 1890

Portrait of Daniel Coit Gilman, c 1890

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Booker T Washington, c 1895

Booker T Washington, c 1895

Frances Benjamin Johnston, George Washington Carver (Front Row, Center) With Fellow Staff Members at the Tuskegee Institute, 1902

George Washington Carver (Front Row, Center) With Fellow Staff Members at the Tuskegee Institute, 1902

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Alice Roosevelt Longworth's Wedding Gown, 1906

Alice Roosevelt Longworth's Wedding Gown, 1906

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Natalie Clifford Barney, between c 1890 and c 1910

Natalie Clifford Barney, between c 1890 and c 1910

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Signing of the Peace Protocol of the Spanish-American War, August 12, 1898

Signing of the Peace Protocol of the Spanish-American War, August 12, 1898

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Ava Astor, between 1900 and 1910

Ava Astor, between 1900 and 1910

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, c 1903

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, c 1903

Marsden Hartley

On December 23, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, january 4

Marsden Hartley, American Painter, January 4, 1877 - September 2, 1943

Marsden Hartley, Popocatepetl, Spirited Morning-- Mexico, 1932 Oil on board, 25 x 29 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Popocatepetl, Spirited Morning-- Mexico, 1932 Oil on board, 25 x 29 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Marsden Hartley, Portrait of a German Officer, 1914 Oil on canvas, 68 1/4 x 41 3/8 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of a German Officer, 1914 Oil on canvas, 68 1/4 x 41 3/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Marsden Hartley, Sustained Comedy, 1939 Edit this at Wikidata Oil on academy board, 28.1 x 22 in Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh

Sustained Comedy, 1939 Edit this at Wikidata Oil on academy board, 28.1 x 22 in // Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh

Marsden Hartley, The Blast of Winter, 1908 Oil on canvas, 29 5/8 × 29 5/8 in Whitney Museum, New York

The Blast of Winter, 1908 Oil on canvas, 29 5/8 × 29 5/8 in // Whitney Museum, New York

Marsden Hartley, Yliaster (Paracelsus), 1932 Oil on paperboard mounted on particleboard, 25 1⁄4 x 28 1⁄2 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Yliaster (Paracelsus), 1932 Oil on paperboard mounted on particleboard, 25 1⁄4 x 28 1⁄2 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Marsden Hartley, Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1938 Oil on academy board, 28 x 22 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1938 Oil on academy board, 28 x 22 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Marsden Hartley, Painting No. 50, 1914 - 15 Oil on canvas, 47 x 47 in Art Institute of Chicago

Painting No. 50, 1914 - 15 Oil on canvas, 47 x 47 in // Art Institute of Chicago

Marsden Hartley, Movements, 1913 Oil on canvas, 47 x 47 Art Institute of Chicago

Movements, 1913 Oil on canvas, 47 x 47 Art Institute of Chicago

Marsden Hartley, Painting No. 48, circa 1913 Oil on canvas, 47.2 × 47.2 in Brooklyn Museum, New York

Painting No. 48, circa 1913 Oil on canvas, 47.2 × 47.2 in // Brooklyn Museum, New York

Marsden Hartley, Lighthouse, 1915

Lighthouse, 1915

Marsden Hartley, American Indian Symbols, 1914 Oil on canvas Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

American Indian Symbols, 1914 Oil on canvas Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

Marsden Hartley, The Window, c 1924 Oil on canvas, 35.6 x 25.6 in Columbus Museum of Art

The Window, c 1924 Oil on canvas, 35.6 x 25.6 in // Columbus Museum of Art

Joseph Cornell

On December 14, 2025 - 20th Century, American, december 24

Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and assemblage artist, December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972

Joseph Cornell, Blue Soap Bubble, 1949 - 1950 Box onstruction, 9.6 x 12 x 3.8 in Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Blue Soap Bubble, 1949 - 1950 Box onstruction, 9.6 x 12 x 3.8 in // Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Joseph Cornell, Palace, 1943 Box construction, 10.5 x 20 x 5.1 in The Menil Collection, Houston

Palace, 1943 Box construction, 10.5 x 20 x 5.1 in // The Menil Collection, Houston

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Celestial Navigation), 1956-58 Box construction. 12.1 x 17 x 3.6 in The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Untitled (Celestial Navigation), 1956-58 Box construction. 12.1 x 17 x 3.6 in // The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Joseph Cornell, Habitat Group for a Shooting Gallery, 1943 Box construction. 15.5 x 11.1 x 4.25 in Des Moines Art Center

Habitat Group for a Shooting Gallery, 1943 Box construction. 15.5 x 11.1 x 4.25 in // Des Moines Art Center

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy), 1942-52 Box construction, 13.9 x 11.2 x 3.9 in The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation

Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy), 1942-52 Box construction, 13.9 x 11.2 x 3.9 in // The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation

Joseph Cornell, Toward the Blue Peninsula: for Emily Dickinson, c. 1953 Box construction. 15.3 x 10.2 x 5.5 in The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Toward the Blue Peninsula: for Emily Dickinson, c. 1953 Box construction. 15.3 x 10.2 x 5.5 in // The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Joseph Cornell, Naples, c. 1942 Box construction, 11.25 x 6.8 x 4.8 in The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Naples, c. 1942 Box construction, 11.25 x 6.8 x 4.8 in // The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Joseph Cornell, A Parrot for Juan Gris, 1953–1954 Box construction, 17.75 x 12.2 x 4.6 in National Gallery of Art, Washington

A Parrot for Juan Gris, 1953–1954 Box construction, 17.75 x 12.2 x 4.6 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Lily Losch), c 1935-38 The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Untitled (Lily Losch), c 1935-38 The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Joseph Cornell, Pharmacy, 1943 The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation

Pharmacy, 1943 The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation

Joseph Cornell, Setting for a Fairy Tale, 1942 Glass-paned wooden box with printed paper, cardboard, twigs, mirror, and paint Dimensions, 11 9/16 x 14 3/8 x 3 7/8 in Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Setting for a Fairy Tale, 1942 Glass-paned wooden box with printed paper, cardboard, twigs, mirror, and paint Dimensions, 11 9/16 x 14 3/8 x 3 7/8 in // Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Fortune-Telling Parrot for Carmen Miranda), c 1939 Glass-paned wooden box with brass handles, taxidermy parrot, music box parts, dried and varnished leaves, mirror, cardboard, colored and printed papers, wooden branch, metallic stickers, wood, paint, and string, 16 1/16 x 8 3/4 x 6 11/16 inches Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Untitled (Fortune-Telling Parrot for Carmen Miranda), c 1939 Glass-paned wooden box with brass handles, taxidermy parrot, music box parts, dried and varnished leaves, mirror, cardboard, colored and printed papers, wooden branch, metallic stickers, wood, paint, and string, 16 1/16 x 8 3/4 x 6 11/16 inches // Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Paul Manship

On December 2, 2025 - 20th Century, American, december 25

Paul Manship, American Sculptor, December 25, 1885 – January 28, 1966

Paul Manship, The Cycle of Life Sundial Campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts

The Cycle of Life Sundial Campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts The Cycle of Life sundial shows a man, woman and child representing the cycle of life are surrounded by an armillary sphere showing the relationship of the stars and earth. Paul Manship is best known for his Prometheus sculpture at Rockefeller Center in New York.

Paul Manship, Salome, 1915 Bronze, 18 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Salome, 1915 Bronze, 18 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Paul Manship, Artwork at Entrance to 195 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City

Artwork at Entrance to 195 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City

Paul Manship, Atalanta, 1921 Bronze, 28 3/4 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Atalanta, 1921 Bronze, 28 3/4 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Paul Manship, Diana and a Hound, 1924 Brookgreen Gardens, Pawley Island, South Carolina

Diana and a Hound, 1924 Brookgreen Gardens, Pawley Island, South Carolina

Paul Manship, The Flight of Europa, 1925 Bronze sculpture with gold leaf Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

The Flight of Europa, 1925 Bronze sculpture with gold leaf Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Paul Manship, Bulldog, 1906 Bronze, 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Bulldog, 1906 Bronze, 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Paul Manship, Danae, 1921 Bronze and wood, 11.4 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Danae, 1921 Bronze and wood, 11.4 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Paul Manship, Dancer and Gazelles, 1916 Bronze, 32.4 x 33 x 10 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Dancer and Gazelles, 1916 Bronze, 32.4 x 33 x 10 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Paul Manship, Actaeon, 1925

Actaeon, 1925

Paul Manship, Europa and the Bull #1, 1924 Bronze and marble, 10.2 x 10.2 x 7.1 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Europa and the Bull #1, 1924 Bronze and marble, 10.2 x 10.2 x 7.1 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Paul Manship, Indian Hunter and His Dog, 1926 Bronze, 23.2 x 23.5 x 7 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Indian Hunter and His Dog, 1926 Bronze, 23.2 x 23.5 x 7 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC