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Exhibition

The Power of Portraiture: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints

OverviewExhibition Objects
A Waterfall in a Forest at Langhennersdorf, Christoph Nathe German, Brush and brown ink, watercolor, gouache, over a sketch in graphite
A Waterfall in a Forest at Langhennersdorf
Christoph Nathe
late 18th–early 19th century
Mountainous Landscape with a River, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer German, Pen and brown ink, and watercolor
Mountainous Landscape with a River
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
1835/37
Ceylonese Jungle, Hermann von Königsbrunn Austrian, Pen and black ink. Framing line in pen and black ink
Ceylonese Jungle
Hermann von Königsbrunn
1851–65
Mountainous Landscape with a Brook, Franz Kobell German, Brush and brown ink and wash over graphite
Mountainous Landscape with a Brook
Franz Kobell
early 19th century
Landscape with cattle in Weißbach on the Rhön, Carl Wagner German, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with touches of yellow wash
Landscape with cattle in Weißbach on the Rhön
Carl Wagner
1841
Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain, August Leopold Venus German, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, brush and blue watercolor
Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain
August Leopold Venus
ca. 1870
Landscape with Rocks in a River (near Kronau?), Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels Austrian, Pen and black ink, and watercolor
Landscape with Rocks in a River (near Kronau?)
Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels
late 19th–early 20th century
Adolph Hirémy-Hirschl Hungarian, Gouache
Adolph Hirémy-Hirschl
late 19th–early 20th century
Mountain Path with a Tree, Friedrich Nerly German, Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on blue paper
Mountain Path with a Tree
Friedrich Nerly
1825–35
Zoller Album Amicorum, 75 sheets of laid paper inside a cardboard binding covered in marbled paper.
Zoller Album Amicorum
18th century
Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, Felix Meyer Swiss, Watercolor
Landscape with Tobias and the Angel
Felix Meyer
late 17th–early 18th century
Diana and Actaeon, Georg Pecham German, Pen and black ink and brown and blue wash over traces of black chalk
Diana and Actaeon
Georg Pecham
1602
Genoveva, Adrian Ludwig Richter German, Watercolor on paper
Genoveva
Adrian Ludwig Richter
1872
The Invention of the Art of Drawing (the daughter of Butades of Sicyon and her Lover), (Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier German, Pen and gray ink, watercolor; framing line in pen and black ink, by the artists
The Invention of the Art of Drawing (the daughter of Butades of Sicyon and her Lover)
(Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier
Heinrich Olivier
1804
Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm German, Illustrations: photomechanical process
Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm
Multiple artists/makers
[1925]
Haunting, Odilon Redon French, Lithograph; fifth (final) state
Haunting
Odilon Redon
1893–94
A Nightmare, Giovanni David Italian, Pen and black and gray ink with gray and brown wash, heightened with white and yellow, over black chalk, set within a fictive mount, drawn with a blue wash border and black ink framing lines
A Nightmare
Giovanni David
ca. 1775–80
Witches Preparing for Sabbath, Andries Stock Netherlandish, Engraving
Witches Preparing for Sabbath
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1610
Plate 68 from "Los Caprichos": Pretty teacher! (Linda maestra!), Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish, Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint
Plate 68 from "Los Caprichos": Pretty teacher! (Linda maestra!)
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
1799
Macbeth Consulting the Witches, Eugène Delacroix French, Lithograph; third state of five
Macbeth Consulting the Witches
Eugène Delacroix
William Shakespeare
1825
A Woman Spinning Flax, François Bonvin French, Charcoal on laid paper
A Woman Spinning Flax
François Bonvin
1861
Woman Ironing, Julius Tanzer American, Lithograph
Woman Ironing
Julius Tanzer
WPA
1935–43
A woman making a tortilla while carrying a child on her back, Jean Charlot French, Color lithograph on zinc
A woman making a tortilla while carrying a child on her back
Jean Charlot
1941
River Washing Shed, Tulle, Vera Andrus American, Lithograph
River Washing Shed, Tulle
Vera Andrus
1952
The Little Laundry Girl, Pierre Bonnard French, Color lithograph
The Little Laundry Girl
Multiple artists/makers
1895–96
Jungfrauen Arbeit, Kunst, und Fleiss, Paul Decker the Younger German, plates: engraving
Jungfrauen Arbeit, Kunst, und Fleiss
Paul Decker the Younger
Martin Engelbrecht
ca. 1735/40
Etudes prises dans le bas Peuple où les Cris de Paris, Edme Bouchardon French
Etudes prises dans le bas Peuple où les Cris de Paris
Edme Bouchardon
Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus
1737–46
Dream Girl, Emma Amos American, Etching, aquatint, and relief
Dream Girl
Multiple artists/makers
1975
Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett American and Mexican, Linocut
Sharecropper
Multiple artists/makers
1952 (published 1968–70)
Lovey Twice, Elizabeth Catlett American and Mexican, Lithograph
Lovey Twice
Elizabeth Catlett
1976
Man Spirit Mask, Willie Cole American, Left panel: Photo-etching, embossing, and hand coloring<br/>Middle panel: Screenprint <br/>Right panel: Photo-etching and woodcut
Man Spirit Mask
Multiple artists/makers
1999
Five Beauties Rising, Willie Cole American, Suite of five prints; intaglio and relief
Five Beauties Rising
Multiple artists/makers
2012
Untitled, Leslie Diuguid American, Screenprint
Untitled
Leslie Diuguid
2019
Mrs. Burroughs, LaToya M. Hobbs American, Woodcut
Mrs. Burroughs
LaToya M. Hobbs
2019
Future Undetermined, Jennifer Mack-Watkins American, Mokuhanga and screenprint
Future Undetermined
Jennifer Mack-Watkins
2019
Star Watcher, Delita Martin American, Linocut, hand stitching, decorative paper collage
Star Watcher
Delita Martin
2019
Continuum, Delita Martin American, Various
Continuum
Multiple artists/makers
2019 (published 2020)
Tenderheaded & Heavyhanded, Angela Pilgrim American, Risograph and decorative paper collage
Tenderheaded & Heavyhanded
Angela Pilgrim
2019
Note to Our Higher Selves, Stephanie Santana American, Screenprint
Note to Our Higher Selves
Stephanie Santana
2019
Backdrops Circa 1940s, Lorna Simpson American, Screenprint diptych on felt panels
Backdrops Circa 1940s
Multiple artists/makers
1998
Silent Song #2 (Nocturne), Charles Wilbert White American, Etching and drypoint
Silent Song #2 (Nocturne)
Multiple artists/makers
1969
Elijah, Charles Wilbert White American, Etching and drypoint
Elijah
Multiple artists/makers
1969
Melinda, Charles Wilbert White American, Etching and drypoint
Melinda
Multiple artists/makers
1969
Evening Song, Charles Wilbert White American, Lithograph
Evening Song
Multiple artists/makers
1970
Starshine & Clay, Tanekeya Word American, Linocut, gouache, acrylic ink, decorative paper collage
Starshine & Clay
Tanekeya Word
2019
X, Fred Wilson American, Digital chromogenic print on coated plastic sheet
X
Multiple artists/makers
2005
Martin Luther King, Jr., John Wilson American, Etching and aquatint on chine collé
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Multiple artists/makers
2002
Title and plate 1 depicting the cries (trades) of Rome, here including vendors of goldfish, Milanese swords, hats etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Title and plate 1 depicting the cries (trades) of Rome, here including vendors of goldfish, Milanese swords, hats etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 3 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of flowers, chairs, basil etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 3 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of flowers, chairs, basil etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 5 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of pomegranites, bowls, onions etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 5 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of pomegranites, bowls, onions etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 6 depicting the trades of Rome,here including vendors of lamps, shirt collars, turtles etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 6 depicting the trades of Rome,here including vendors of lamps, shirt collars, turtles etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 7 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of books, chestnuts, portraits etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 7 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of books, chestnuts, portraits etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 9 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of water, sardines, melons etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 9 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of water, sardines, melons etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 11 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of pigs heads, milk, wine etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 11 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of pigs heads, milk, wine etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 12 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of lanterns, brooms, almonds, figs etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 12 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of lanterns, brooms, almonds, figs etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
Remondini
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 1: four street vendors from Madrid selling blueberries, onions, tea, and baskets, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 1: four street vendors from Madrid selling blueberries, onions, tea, and baskets, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 3: four street vendors from Madrid selling large tomatoes, milk, water, milk shakes, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 3: four street vendors from Madrid selling large tomatoes, milk, water, milk shakes, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 9: four street vendors from Madrid selling different kinds of birds (chicken, turkey, etc), from "Los Gritos de Madrid" (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 9: four street vendors from Madrid selling different kinds of birds (chicken, turkey, etc), from "Los Gritos de Madrid" (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 10: four street vendors from Madrid selling broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, and asparagus, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 10: four street vendors from Madrid selling broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, and asparagus, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 12: four street vendors from Madrid selling dried fruit, cherries, and melons, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 12: four street vendors from Madrid selling dried fruit, cherries, and melons, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 13: four street vendors from Madrid selling muscat grapes, plums, pans and pop-up saints, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 13: four street vendors from Madrid selling muscat grapes, plums, pans and pop-up saints, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 15: four street vendors from Madrid selling flowers, socks, and skins, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 15: four street vendors from Madrid selling flowers, socks, and skins, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 16: four street vendors from Madrid selling onions, beans, chairs, and crockery, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Plate 16: four street vendors from Madrid selling onions, beans, chairs, and crockery, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid)
Miguel Gamborino
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17