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Connections: Thank You

Curator of American sculpture Thayer Tolles contemplates art created out of gratitude.

"Ever since I was young, manners have been beaten into me. I listened for years and years to my grandmother telling me to hold the door open."

Curator of American sculpture Thayer Tolles contemplates art created out of gratitude.


Contributors

Thayer Tolles
Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and Sculpture, The American Wing

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Presentation Vase, Thomas Fletcher  American, Silver, American
Thomas Fletcher
Sidney Gardiner
1825
Lady at the Tea Table, Mary Cassatt  American, Oil on canvas, American
Mary Cassatt
1883–85
Alice Gerson in Prospect Park, William Merritt Chase  American, Oil on panel, American
William Merritt Chase
1886
Bacchante and Infant Faun, Frederick William MacMonnies  American, Bronze, American
Frederick William MacMonnies
Thiébaut frères
1893–94, cast 1894
Bowl, Tiffany & Co., Silver and silver gilt, American
Tiffany & Co.
1888
Tea or hot water urn, John McMullin  American, silver with ivory handle, American
John McMullin
1799
Sampler, Charlotte Gardner  American, Silk embroidery on linen, American
Charlotte Gardner
December 23, 1813
Limestone statue of a bearded man with votive offerings, Limestone, Cypriot
Cypriot
ca. 475–450 BCE
[Three Little Girls Having a Tea Party], Unknown, Gelatin silver print
Unknown
1920s
Anna's Birthday Party, Julius Goldschmidt  American, Albumen silver print
Julius Goldschmidt
1896
[Metal Sign: "THANK YOU"], Walker Evans  American, Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
Walker Evans
1973–74
Double bowl, Inca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Inca
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE
Portrait of Pietro Aretino, Marcantonio Raimondi  Italian, Engraving; second state of two
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1517–20
Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), Auguste Renoir  French, Oil on canvas
Auguste Renoir
1878
Page of Calligraphy, Ink on dyed paper
dated 1075 AH/1664–65 CE
Neck Ring (Torque), Copper alloy, Scandinavian
Scandinavian
600 BCE