Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon

Henry Bacon, Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon, ca. 1909-1912, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of the artist by his wife Louisa Lee Bacon, 1927.5.6
Henry Bacon, Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon, ca. 1909-1912, watercolor, sight 26 x 19 in. (66.0 x 48.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of the artist by his wife Louisa Lee Bacon, 1927.5.6
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Artwork Details

Title
Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon
Artist
Date
ca. 1909-1912
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 26 x 19 in. (66.0 x 48.3 cm)
Credit Line
Given in memory of the artist by his wife Louisa Lee Bacon
Mediums Description
watercolor
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — classical — Acropolis
  • Equestrian
  • Architecture Exterior — classical — Parthenon
Object Number
1927.5.6
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1927.5.6

Works by this artist (1 item)

Robert Fried, Super Ball (Canned Heat, Lothar & the Hand People...Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, 11/3/67-11/5/67), 1967, color offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sidney Lawrence III, 2007.27.10
Super Ball (Canned Heat, Lothar & the Hand People…Avalon…
Artist
Date1967
color offset lithograph on paper
Not on view

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