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 | Harvest Home by Edwin Austin Abbey 1887 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Abbey, Edwin Austin | |
 | The Queen in "Hamlet" by Edwin Austin Abbey 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Abbey, Edwin Austin | |
 | A Toiler by John White Alexander ca. 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | June by John White Alexander ca. 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | Landscape, Cornish, N.H. by John White Alexander ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | The Quiet Hour (Henry Wolf copy after John White Alexander) by John White Alexander 1903 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | Hermia and Helena by Washington Allston before 1818 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Allston, Washington |  Hermia and Helena in England when the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge was reviving Shakespeare's plays. A friend of Allston's, Coleridge felt that Shakespeare expressed human sentiment perfectly. |
 | Portrait Of A Lady (1) by Daniel F. Ames ca. 1850 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ames, Daniel F. | The lady in this portrait wears her hair pulled over her ears and tied in a knot at the back, a style that was fashionable for older women during the mid-nineteenth century. |
 | Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York by Ezra Ames ca. 1805 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ames, Ezra | |
 | Checker Players by Thomas Anshutz ca. 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Anshutz, Thomas | Two boys sit engrossed in a game of checkers, each focusing intently on his next move. The dark, featureless interior draws our attention to the players' rigid poses. The lack of movement, somber tones, and carefully balanced composition create a serious image around a familiar game, something that is usually viewed as carefree and fun. |
 | Washington Sea Eagle by John James Audubon ca. 1836-1839. Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Audubon, John James | |
 | Danube, An Old Mill by Otto Henry Bacher 1879 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bacher, Otto Henry | |
 | Central Metope Of The Frieze Of Phidias, Parthenon by Henry Bacon ca. 1909-1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bacon, Henry | |
 | General View Of The Acropolis At Sunset by Henry Bacon watercolor Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bacon, Henry | |
 | Spirit Of The Sphinx by Henry Bacon watercolor Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bacon, Henry | |
 | The Erechtheum by Henry Bacon watercolor Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bacon, Henry | |
 | Twilight no. 2 1898 by Martha Susan Baker 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Baker, Martha Susan | |
 | After the Shower by Edward M. Bannister oil on paperboard Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | 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... |
 | Child with Birds and Dog by Edward M. Bannister 1882 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Cows in the Forest by Edward M. Bannister 1879 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Dorchester 1856 by Edward M. Bannister 1856 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | 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... |
 | Driving Home the Cows by Edward M. Bannister 1881 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Fisherman by Water by Edward M. Bannister 1886 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Herdsmen with Cows by Edward M. Bannister 1869 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Homeward by Edward M. Bannister 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Landscape by Edward M. Bannister 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Landscape near Newport, R. I. by Edward M. Bannister ca. 1877-1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Morning on the Shore by Edward M. Bannister 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Neutakonkanut by Edward M. Bannister 1891 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Newport by Edward M. Bannister 1877-1882 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Newspaper Boy by Edward M. Bannister 1869 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Oak Trees by Edward M. Bannister 1876 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Ocean Cliffs by Edward M. Bannister 1881 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | On the Seekonk by Edward M. Bannister 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | People Near Boat by Edward M. Bannister 1893 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | Scholars have suggested that the bearded man in this painting might be a self-portrait. Edward Bannister rarely included African American subjects in his paintings, focusing instead on pastoral landscape scenes, which brought him greater success in the art market. |
 | Pleasant Pastures by Edward M. Bannister 1887 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Rocky Farm, Newport by Edward M. Bannister 1891 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist by Edward M. Bannister 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Sarah A. Stevens by James Bard 1873 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bard, James | |
 | A Song by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Agnes by Alice Pike Barney 1903 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Alec Francis by Alice Pike Barney 1927 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Ali Kuli Khan by Alice Pike Barney 1903 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | 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 | |
 | Anchorite by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Anita Ready for a Ride by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1896 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Babylon by Alice Pike Barney 1904 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Bacchante Triste by Alice Pike Barney Pastel on fiberboard Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Ballerine by Alice Pike Barney 1896 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike |
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