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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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The Abduction of Rebecca

The Abduction of Rebecca

Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)

Date: 1846
Accession Number: 03.30

Evening dress

Evening dress

Yves Saint Laurent, Paris (French, founded 1961)

Date: 1969–70
Accession Number: 1983.619.1a, b

Tête-à-tête

Tête-à-tête

Attributed to John H. Belter (1804–1863)

Date: ca. 1850–60
Accession Number: 57.130.7

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar

Date: shortly after 1285
Accession Number: 17.190.985

Ennanga

Ennanga

Ganda

Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 89.4.926

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