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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Betty Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent 1908 National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer | 
Ena and Betty, Daughters of
Asher and Mrs. Wertheimer
1901
Betty was
featured in a double portrait with her sister seven years previously.
From: Hugh Wilding
<h st jw @ line one.net>
Date:
Thursday, February 12, 2004
Dear
Natasha,
I was
re-visiting [your site] recently and I noticed that you stated... |
 | Bible Quilt by Harriet Powers 1886 National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | Powers, Harriet | Harriet Powers finished her Bible Quilt around 1886 in Athens. The third panel in the second row depicts the story of Jacob's dream, when "he lay on the ground." Enslaved blacks identified with Jacob, for he was homeless, hunted, and weary of his journey. |
 | Jamaica Pond, West Roxbury, Mass. by John Henry Bufford 1859 National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | Bufford, John Henry | |
 | John Adams by Gilbert Stuart 1826 National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | Stuart, Gilbert | John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States (1797–1801). Hailing from New England, Adams, a prominent lawyer and public figure in Boston, was highly educated and represented Enlightenment values... |
 | Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker) by Cecilia Beaux 1898 National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | Beaux, Cecilia | |
 | Still Life With Fruit (1) by Severin Roesen 1852 National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | Roesen, Severin |
- National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
