Smithsonian American Art Museum Tours
Summary: Tours of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Construction of the Dam (study for mural, the Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.) 1938, William Gropper, Born: New York, New York 1897 Died: Manhasset, New York 1977 oil on canvas overall: 27 1/4 x 87 1/4 in. (69.2 x 221.7 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service 1965.18.11A-C
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wase, 1924, George Bellows, Born: Columbus, Ohio 1882 Died: New York, New York 1925 oil on canvas 51 1/4 x 63 in. (130.2 x 159.9 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Paul Mellon 1967.39.1
Godly Susan, 1941, Roger Medearis, Born: Fayette, Missouri 1920 Died: San Marino, California 2001 egg tempera on board 27 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (70.1 x 60.0 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Roger and Elizabeth Medearis 1992.84
La France Croisee, 1914, Romaine Brooks, Born: Rome, Italy 1874 Died: Nice, France 1970 oil on canvas 45 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. (116.2 x 85.0 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of the artist 1970.69
Christ Walking on Water, 1951, B. J. O. Nordfeldt, Born: Tullstorp, Sweden 1878 Died: Henderson, Texas 1955 oil on canvas 38 x 47 in. (96.5 x 119.4 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Arvin Gottlieb 1991.205.14
Picuris Mountain (Near Taos) ca. 1940, Ernest L. Blumenschein, Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1874 Died: Albuquerque, New Mexico 1960 oil on canvas 10 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (26.1 x 64.4 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Arvin Gottlieb 1993.48.3
Geronimo, 1899, Elbridge Ayer Burbank Born: Harvard, Illinois 1858, Died: San Francisco, California 1949 oil on board 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Given in memory of Doris and James Snell, friends of the artist 2000.6
Marian Anderson, ca. 1945, William H. Johnson, Born: Florence, South Carolina 1901 Died: Central Islip, New York 1970 oil on paperboard 35 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (90.4 x 73.2 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of the Harmon Foundation 1967.59.657
The Breakdown, ca. 1940-1941, William H. Johnson, Born: Florence, South Carolina 1901 Died: Central Islip, New York 1970 oil on plywood 33 7/8 x 37 in. (86.0 x 93.9 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of the Harmon Foundation 1967.59.589
