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 | Ah-no-je-nahge, He Who Stands on Both Sides, a Distinguished Ball Player by George Catlin 1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Ah-shaw-wah-rooks-te, Medicine Horse, a Grand Pawnee Brave by George Catlin 1832 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Ah-ton-we-tuck, Cock Turkey, Repeating His Prayer by George Catlin 1830 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oar-ron, a Warrior by George Catlin 1831 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Aih-no-wa, The Fire, a Fox Medicine Man by George Catlin 1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Alban Mountains from Via Tuscolana, Rome by George Elbert Burr watercolor and pencil on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | Alec Francis by Alice Pike Barney 1927 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Alexander Rose by Pierre Henri ca. 1788 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Henri, Pierre |  Born in Scotland, Alexander Rose (about 1733-?) immigrated with his family to the colonies before the Revolutionary War. He became a merchant and shipowner in Charleston, and an ardent patriot. The Roses have owned Kilravok (pronounced “Kilrock”) Castle, near Inverness, since it was built more than 750 years ago, and are distantly related to the... |
 | Ali Kuli Khan by Alice Pike Barney 1903 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Alice Barney in White Satin by Hubert Vos 1894 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Vos, Hubert | |
 | Alice Warder Garrett by Alice Pike Barney oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Allee dans le Parc by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1906 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Allee de l'Ete, Versailles by James Carroll Beckwith 1913 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Beckwith, James Carroll | |
 | Alma by Thomas Wilmer Dewing ca. 1895-1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | |
 | Along the Hudson by John Frederick Kensett 1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Kensett, John Frederick | |
 | Along the Riva by Eugene Lawrence Vail oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Vail, Eugene Lawrence | Eugene Vail made several trips to Venice and was fascinated by its rich colors, unique architecture, and exotic citizens. Along the Riva shows two women strolling along the canal, with gondolas in the background. Their elegant clothing and serene expressions evoke the relaxed, luxurious lifestyle of American tourists in Europe. |
 | Alto from Reggio, Morning by George Elbert Burr 1896 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | Among The Old Poets by Walter Shirlaw oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Shirlaw, Walter | |
 | An Arcadian Pool by William Hillock Low 1891 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Low, William Hillock | |
 | An Indian Girl by Thomas Moran 1880 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Moran, Thomas | |
 | An Interlude by William Sergeant Kendall 1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Kendall, William Sergeant | |
 | An Old Church at Montreuil by Henry Golden Dearth ca. 1906-1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Dearth, Henry Golden | |
 | An Osage Indian Lancing a Buffalo by George Catlin 1846-1848 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Anchorite by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | And He Disappeared out of Their Sight by Henry Ossawa Tanner ca. 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tanner, Henry Ossawa | The son of a minister, Henry Ossawa Tanner dedicated himself to painting religious subjects, and his trips to the Holy Land in 1897 and 1898 helped to inspire his work. This scene from the Gospel of Luke shows the resurrected Christ and two of his disciples sitting down to dinner. His followers do not recognize Jesus until he blesses the bread and... |
 | Andrew Talcott by Carl Weinedel 1822 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Weinedel, Carl | Andrew Talcott is shown at the age of twenty-five, not long after he graduated second in his class from West Point. He was known for devising procedures and instruments for surveying. Talcott became a captain in the Army Corps of Engineers and developed many early railroad routes before leaving the Corps in 1836 to work as a civil engineer. |
 | Angel by Abbott Handerson Thayer 1887 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Thayer, Abbott Handerson | |
 | Angels Appearing before the Shepherds by Henry Ossawa Tanner ca. 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tanner, Henry Ossawa | |
 | Anita Ready for a Ride by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1896 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Anne Hume Shippen by Benjamin Trott ca. 1796 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Trott, Benjamin | Benjamin Trott's portrait of Anne Hume "Nancy" Shippen is a rare example, because he painted very few women early in his career. The sitter was regarded by her numerous admirers as "sweet to look upon, and sweeter yet to hold." To please her parents, Shippen broke off an engagement with the man she loved in order to marry Colonel Henry Beekman... |
 | Antelope Shooting, Decoyed Up by George Catlin 1832-1833 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Antonio Concha, Old Man of Taos by Ira Diamond Gerald Cassidy 1924 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Cassidy, Ira Diamond Gerald | |
 | Approaching Storm by Edward M. Bannister 1886 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | This windy scene of a lone figure struggling in the face of a storm would have held special meaning for nineteenth-century viewers, who believed that their nation's landscape was infused with God's presence. In 1886, the year he painted Approaching Storm, Edward Mitchell Bannister wrote an essay titled "The Artist and His Critics," in which he argued... |
 | Arcade of the Grand Trianon, Versailles by James Carroll Beckwith 1913 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Beckwith, James Carroll | |
 | Archery of the Mandan by George Catlin 1835-1837 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Arikara Village of Earth-Covered lodges, 1600 Miles above St. Louis by George Catlin 1832 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Arizona Night by George Elbert Burr after 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | Arranging the Tulips by Gari Melchers before 1928 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Melchers, Gari | |
 | Assiniboin Woman and Child by George Catlin 1832 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Assiniboine Indians Pursuing Buffalo on Snowshoes by George Catlin 1846-1848 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | At Pwllheli, N. Wales by George Elbert Burr ca. 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | At the Water Trough by Julian Alden Weir 1876-1877 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Weir, Julian Alden | |
 | At The Window by William Rimmer ca. 1870 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Rimmer, William | |
 | Au-nah-kwet-to-hau-pay-o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy by George Catlin 1831 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Au-nim-muck-kwa-um, Tempest Bird by George Catlin 1845 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | hey so entertained King Louis Philippe that he asked them to perform for the royal family and invited Catlin to exhibit his collection at the Louvre. |
 | Auh-ka-nah-paw-wah, Earth Standing, an Old and Valiant Warrior by George Catlin 1831 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Catlin, George | |
 | Aurora by William Hillock Low 1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Low, William Hillock | |
 | Aurora Borealis by Frederic Edwin Church 1865 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Autumn by Bruce Crane 1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Crane, Bruce | |
 | Autumn by William Hillock Low 1891 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Low, William Hillock | |
 | Autumn at Arkville by Alexander Helwig Wyant oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Wyant, Alexander Helwig |
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