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  • Cartoon for window, Wycliffe, St. John's Chapel Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA

    Cartoon for window, Wycliffe, St. John's Chapel Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA

    Frederick Wilson, 1858-1932

    Date: 1912
    Accession Number: 67.654.300

  • Design for choir screen

    Design for choir screen

    Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: 67.654.84

  • Character Study

    Character Study

    Toby E. Rosenthal (1848–1917)

    Date: ca. 1866
    Accession Number: 1993.102.1

  • James McNeill Whistler

    James McNeill Whistler

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Accession Number: 23.230.2

  • Cast Study with Students

    Cast Study with Students

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Accession Number: 67.121

  • Two Male Figures Wrestling

    Two Male Figures Wrestling

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Accession Number: 1980.88

  • Portrait of Nazimova

    Portrait of Nazimova

    Bryson Burroughs (American, Hyde Park, Massachusetts 1869–1934 New York)

    Accession Number: 51.78.2

  • Study of a child

    Study of a child

    Bryson Burroughs (American, Hyde Park, Massachusetts 1869–1934 New York)

    Date: 1896
    Accession Number: 36.38.2

  • Marine: Sunlight Seas Beyond

    Marine: Sunlight Seas Beyond

    Howard Russell Butler (American, New York 1856–1934 Princeton, New Jersey)

    Accession Number: 1976.226.2

  • To Market

    To Market

    Elliott Daingerfield (American, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 1859–1932)

    Date: 1889
    Accession Number: 34.42.1

  • Landscape with Cedars

    Landscape with Cedars

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.62

  • Fair Grounds

    Fair Grounds

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.49

  • Islands of Victories

    Islands of Victories

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.53

  • Louvre

    Louvre

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 67.55.139

  • Mountains

    Mountains

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 31.67.5

  • Pickerel Weed

    Pickerel Weed

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.67

  • Wood Scene (The Park)

    Wood Scene (The Park)

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.48

  • Ancient Wharves

    Ancient Wharves

    Gordon Grant (1875–1962)

    Date: 1950
    Accession Number: 50.45.4

  • Mackerel Boat

    Mackerel Boat

    Gordon Grant (1875–1962)

    Date: 1950
    Accession Number: 50.45.3

  • Tulips

    Tulips

    Lilian Westcott Hale (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1881–1963 St. Paul, Minnesota)

    Accession Number: 1977.4 recto

  • Cartoon for window, Wycliffe, St. John's Chapel Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
    Cartoon for window, Wycliffe, St. John's Chapel Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA

    Frederick Wilson, 1858-1932

    Date: 1912
    Accession Number: 67.654.300

  • Design for choir screen
    Design for choir screen

    Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: 67.654.84

  • Character Study
    Character Study

    Toby E. Rosenthal (1848–1917)

    Date: ca. 1866
    Accession Number: 1993.102.1

  • James McNeill Whistler
    James McNeill Whistler

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Accession Number: 23.230.2

  • Cast Study with Students
    Cast Study with Students

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Accession Number: 67.121

  • Two Male Figures Wrestling
    Two Male Figures Wrestling

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Accession Number: 1980.88

  • Portrait of Nazimova
    Portrait of Nazimova

    Bryson Burroughs (American, Hyde Park, Massachusetts 1869–1934 New York)

    Accession Number: 51.78.2

  • Study of a child
    Study of a child

    Bryson Burroughs (American, Hyde Park, Massachusetts 1869–1934 New York)

    Date: 1896
    Accession Number: 36.38.2

  • Marine: Sunlight Seas Beyond
    Marine: Sunlight Seas Beyond

    Howard Russell Butler (American, New York 1856–1934 Princeton, New Jersey)

    Accession Number: 1976.226.2

  • To Market
    To Market

    Elliott Daingerfield (American, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 1859–1932)

    Date: 1889
    Accession Number: 34.42.1

  • Landscape with Cedars
    Landscape with Cedars

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.62

  • Fair Grounds
    Fair Grounds

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.49

  • Islands of Victories
    Islands of Victories

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.53

  • Louvre
    Louvre

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 67.55.139

  • Mountains
    Mountains

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 31.67.5

  • Pickerel Weed
    Pickerel Weed

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.67

  • Wood Scene (The Park)
    Wood Scene (The Park)

    Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)

    Accession Number: 58.21.48

  • Ancient Wharves
    Ancient Wharves

    Gordon Grant (1875–1962)

    Date: 1950
    Accession Number: 50.45.4

  • Mackerel Boat
    Mackerel Boat

    Gordon Grant (1875–1962)

    Date: 1950
    Accession Number: 50.45.3

  • Tulips
    Tulips

    Lilian Westcott Hale (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1881–1963 St. Paul, Minnesota)

    Accession Number: 1977.4 recto

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