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 | The Merry Wives Of Windsor: Dr. Caius, Simple And Dame Quickly by Robert W. Weir 1830 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Weir, Robert W. |  American artists, actors, and writers during the nineteenth century were still heavily influenced by English literature, and Shakespeare’s plays enjoyed many revivals. In this painting, Robert W. Weir illustrated a moment in The Merry Wives of Windsor when a character finds his rival’s servant in his closet. Weir gave the two men comical... |
 | Head of a Young Woman by James McNeill Whistler ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whistler, James McNeill | |
 | Valparaiso Harbor by James McNeill Whistler 1866 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whistler, James McNeill | |
 | Interior Of A Westphalian Cottage by Worthington Whittredge 1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whittredge, Worthington | |
 | Noon In The Orchard by Worthington Whittredge 1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whittredge, Worthington | |
 | Seconnet Point, Rhode Island by Worthington Whittredge ca. 1880 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whittredge, Worthington | Worthington Whittredge traveled to Newport, Rhode Island, in the fall of 1877. He was inspired by the French painter Charles-Francois Daubigny. One of the forerunners of impressionism, Daubigny emphasized the effects of light and color on the landscape (Janson, Worthington Whittredge, 1989). In this painting, Whittredge used bright, clean colors and... |
 | The Amphitheatre Of Tusculum And Albano Mountains, Rome by Worthington Whittredge 1860 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whittredge, Worthington | Worthington Whittredge was among many American artists who traveled to Europe in the nineteenth century. The ancient culture of Italy offered a poignant tale of faded glory that contrasted sharply with America's rise to economic and political power. Whittredge showed the ruins of the amphitheatre at Tusculum in the harsh light of day. Indolent... |
 | The Birches Of The Catskills by Worthington Whittredge ca. 1875 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whittredge, Worthington | Worthington Whittredge found it difficult to adjust to painting the New England landscape after almost ten years abroad. He described the forests as “a mass of decaying logs and tangled brush wood” that were completely different from the “well-ordered” European views he was used to. (The Autobiography of Worthington Whittredge, 1942,... |
 | Brown Kimono (Portrait of Kathryn Beta la Forque) by Irving R. Wiles 1908 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Wiles, Irving R. | |
 | Her Leisure Hour by Irving R. Wiles ca. 1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Wiles, Irving R. | Irving Wiles painted many portraits of society women that emphasized their elaborate costumes and jewelry. One writer for Scribner's Magazine commented that Wiles painted women's ribbons, veils, and laces with "as much character as he puts in the expression of their faces." But in Her Leisure Hour, the girl's unhappy expression is at odds with her... |
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