General View of the Acropolis at Sunset

Henry Bacon, General View of the Acropolis at Sunset, n.d., watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of the artist by his wife Louisa Lee Bacon, 1927.5.5
Henry Bacon, General View of the Acropolis at Sunset, n.d., watercolor, sight 12 1⁄2 x 19 1⁄4 in. (31.8 x 48.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of the artist by his wife Louisa Lee Bacon, 1927.5.5
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Artwork Details

Title
General View of the Acropolis at Sunset
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 12 1⁄2 x 19 1⁄4 in. (31.8 x 48.9 cm)
Credit Line
Given in memory of the artist by his wife Louisa Lee Bacon
Mediums Description
watercolor
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — ruins
  • Architecture Exterior — classical — temple
  • Architecture Exterior — classical — Parthenon
  • Landscape — Greece — Athens
  • Landscape — time — sunset
Object Number
1927.5.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1927.5.5

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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