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December Uplands

by Bruce Crane

1919
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 40 1/4 in. (76.5 x 102.3 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Crane, Bruce 
Dem was good ole days

by Thomas Hovenden

1885
etching on paper
16 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (42.3 x 31.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Hovenden, Thomas 
Descent From The Cross

by H. Siddons Mowbray

1915-1925
oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (76.0 x 76.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Mowbray, H. Siddons 
Desert Monuments, Arizona

by George Elbert Burr

after 1920
etching and drypoint on paper
plate: 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (24.9 x 29.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Burr, George Elbert 
Disputed Game

by Thomas Hewes Hinckley

1850
oil on canvas
40 x 52 1/8 in. (101.7 x 132.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Hinckley, Thomas Hewes 
Doctor R.

by Alice Pike Barney

ca. 1895
oil on canvas
sight 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (19.5 x 14.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Barney, Alice Pike 
Dorchester 1856

by Edward M. Bannister

1856
oil on canvas
14 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (35.9 x 51.1 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Bannister, Edward M.notes
This is one of Edward Mitchell Bannister's few surviving paintings from the 1850s. In this view of Dorchester, Massachusetts, the artist included the stately homes dotting the coast. This was likely a marketing tactic, for he hoped to appeal to the wealthy merchants living in those "cottages." Bannister spent summers sailing around Massachusetts and...
Dr. George Ackerly

by Henry Inman

ca. 1835
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 x 1 5/8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Inman, Henrynotes
Dr. George Ackerly was artist Thomas Cole's brother-in-law, having married Cole's sister, Sarah. He lived for a time on the western frontier, but in 1825 returned to New York to be near his family. He and Cole remained close friends for years. Ackerly died in 1842.
Dr. Joseph Glover

by Charles Fraser

ca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
sight 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.7 x 7.1 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Fraser, Charlesnotes
Dr. Joseph Glover (about 1780-about 1840) practiced medicine in South Carolina after receiving his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1800. Noted for his work with poor patients, he also advocated the health-related benefits of planting trees in urban areas.
Dream Book

by Alice Pike Barney

oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.7 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Barney, Alice Pike 
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