Connections: Thank You

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

Thayer Tolles

June 27, 2011

4 min. watch

"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.

Contributor

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

Art Mentioned

Presentation Vase, Thomas Fletcher American, Silver, American — Presentation Vase
Thomas Fletcher
Sidney Gardiner
1825

Lady at the Tea Table, Mary Cassatt American, Oil on canvas, American — Lady at the Tea Table
Mary Cassatt
1883–85

Alice Gerson in Prospect Park, William Merritt Chase American, Oil on panel, American — Alice Gerson in Prospect Park
William Merritt Chase
1886

Bacchante and Infant Faun, Frederick William MacMonnies American, Bronze, American — Bacchante and Infant Faun
Frederick William MacMonnies
Founder Cast by Thiébaut frères
1893–94, cast 1894

Bowl, Tiffany & Co. American, Silver and silver gilt, American — Bowl
Tiffany & Co.
1888

Tea or hot water urn, John McMullin American, silver with ivory handle, American — Tea or hot water urn
John McMullin
1799

Sampler, Charlotte Gardner American, Silk embroidery on linen, American — Sampler
Embroidered by Charlotte Gardner
December 23, 1813

Limestone statue of a bearded man with votive offerings, Limestone, Cypriot — Limestone statue of a bearded man with votive offerings
Cypriot
ca. 475–450 BCE

[Three Little Girls Having a Tea Party], Unknown, Gelatin silver print — [Three Little Girls Having a Tea Party]
Unknown
1920s

Anna's Birthday Party, Julius Goldschmidt American, Albumen silver print — Anna's Birthday Party
Julius Goldschmidt
1896

[Metal Sign: "THANK YOU"], Walker Evans American, Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70) — [Metal Sign: "THANK YOU"]
Walker Evans
1973–74

Double bowl, Inca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Inca — Double bowl
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE

Portrait of Pietro Aretino, Marcantonio Raimondi Italian, Engraving; second state of two — Portrait of Pietro Aretino
Marcantonio Raimondi
After (?) Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)
Sitter Pietro Aretino
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 — Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895)
Auguste Renoir
1878

Page of Calligraphy, Ink on dyed paper — Page of Calligraphy
dated 1075 AH/1664–65 CE

Neck Ring (Torque), Copper alloy, Scandinavian — Neck Ring (Torque)
Scandinavian
600 BCE

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