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The Steeplechase, Coney Island

The Steeplechase, Coney Island

Milton Avery  (American, Altmar, New York 1885–1965 New York, New York)

Date: 1929
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 x 40 in.
(81.3 x 101.6 cm)

Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Sally M. Avery, 1984
Accession Number: 1984.527

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Washington Crossing the Delaware

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Leutze (American, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1816–1868 Washington, D.C.)

Date: 1851
Accession Number: 97.34

Jane & Cinderella

Jane & Cinderella

Giorgio di Sant'Angelo (American, born Italy, 1933–1989)

Date: spring/summer 1971
Accession Number: 1998.493.189a, b

Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara

Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara

Unidentified Artist

Date: first half of the 14th century
Accession Number: 14.76.6

Chongak Kayagum

Chongak Kayagum

Kim Kwang Ju

Date: ca. 1980
Accession Number: 1982.171.1

Icarus, plate VIII from the illustrated book,

Icarus, plate VIII from the illustrated book, "Jazz"

Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)

Date: 1947
Accession Number: 1983.1009(8)

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