CREDITS FOR IMAGES
Grant Wood, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, 1931
Grant Wood (American, 1892–1942), The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, 1931. Oil on Masonite; H. 30, W. 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1950 (50.117) Photograph © 1988 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art © Estate of Grant Wood / Licensed by VAGA, New York.
Various artists, Pottery and Baskets, c. 1100- c. 1960
1. Anasazi Pottery, c. 1100, Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon. Jar at left, height 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.). Photograph by P. Hollembeak. © American Museum of Natural History Library, New York. 2. Sikyátki polychrome bowl, c. 1350–1700, height 3 1/3 in., diameter 10 3/4 in. (27.4 x 9.3 cm.). Catalog no. 155479, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Photograph by D. E. Hurlbert. 3. María Montoya Martínez and Julian Martínez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, American Indian, c. 1887–1980; 1879-1943), Jar, c. 1939. Blackware, height 11 1/8 in., diameter 13 in. (28.26 x 33.02 cm.). National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. 4. Louisa Keyser (Dat So La Lee, Washoe; ca. 1850–1925), Beacon Lights, 1904–1905. Willow, western redbud, and bracken fern root, diameter 16 in., height 11 1/4 in. (40.64 x 28.58 cm.). T751; Thaw Collection, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y. Photograph by Richard Walker. 5. Carl Toolak (c. 1885– c. 1945, Inupiat, Point Barrow, Alaska), Baleen basket, 1940. Baleen (whalebone) and ivory, height 3 1/2 in., diameter 3 1/3 in. (9.0 x 8.5 cm.). Courtesy of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, Wash., Catalog number 1.2E1180. 6. Attributed to Caesar Johnson (1872–1960), Gullah rice fanner basket, c. 1960. Rush, diameter 17 1/2 in., height 2 1/2 in. (44.45 x 6.35 cm.). Courtesy of the South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, S.C. Photograph by Susan Dugan.
John Singleton Copley, Paul Revere, 1768
John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815) Paul Revere, 1768. Oil on canvas, 89.22 x 72.39 cm (35 1/8 x 28 ½ in.). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Joseph W. Revere, William B. Revere and Edward H. R. Revere, 30.781 Photograph © 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851
Emanuel Leutze (American: 1816–1868), Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851, Oil on canvas; 149 x 255 in. (378.5 x 647.7 cm): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of John Stewart Kennedy, 1897 (97.34) Photograph © 1992 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Thomas Cole, View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow, 1836
Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848), View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow, 1836, Oil on canvas; 51 1/2 x 76 in. (130.8 x 193 cm): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1908 (08.228) Image © 1995 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
N. C. Wyeth, Last of the Mohicans, cover illustration, 1919
N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945). Last of the Mohicans, cover illustration, 1919. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Brandywine River Museum. Anonymous gift, 1981. Reprinted with the permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division from Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. Illustrations © 1919 Charles Scribner’s Sons; copyright renewed 1947 Carolyn B. Wyeth.
John James Audubon; Robert Havell, American Flamingo, 1838
John James Audubon (1785-1851). Robert Havell (1793-1878), Engraver after John James Audubon. American Flamingo, 1838. Hand-colored etching and aquatint on Whatman paper, from ‘The Birds of America’ (plate CCCCXXX1). Plate: 97 x 65 cm (38 3/16 x 25 9/16 in.) sheet: 101.28 x 68.26 cm (39 7/8 x 26 7/8 in.) Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James, 1945. 8.431. Image courtesy of the Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Black Hawk, “Sans Arc Lakota” Ledger Book, 1880–1881
1. Black Hawk (c. 1832–1890), “Sans Arc Lakota” Ledger Book (plate no.18), 1880–1881. Pen, ink, and pencil on paper, 9 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (24.13 x 39.4 cm.). Entire book: 10 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 1 3/4 in; width with book opened: 33 1/2 in. T614; Thaw Collection, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y. Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, New York. 2. Black Hawk (c. 1832–1890), “Sans-Arc Lakota” Ledger Book (plate no.3), 1880– 1881. Pen, ink, and pencil on paper, 9 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (24.13 x 39.4 cm.). Entire book: 10 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 1 3/4 in; width with book opened: 33 1/2 in. T614; Thaw Collection, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y. Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, New York.
Winslow Homer (1836–1910), The Veteran in a New Field, 1865
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), The Veteran in a New Field, 1865, Oil on canvas; 24 1/8 x 38 1/8 in. (61.3 x 96.8 cm): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967 (67.187.131) Image © 1995 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Alexander Gardner (1821–1882), Abraham Lincoln, Pres., U.S., 1809-1865, 1865
Alexander Gardner (1821–1882), Abraham Lincoln, Pres., U.S., 1809-1865. April 10, 1865. Photographic print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, 1884–1897
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, Beacon and Park Streets, Boston, MA, 1884–1897. Bronze, 11 x 14 ft. (3.35 x 4.27 m.). Photograph courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith.
Various artists, Quilts of the 19th and 20th Centuries
1. Hannah Greenlee (c. 1827-before 1896) and Emm Greenlee (died c. 1910), Crazy Quilt, begun by Hannah and finished by her daughter, Emm, 1896. Fabric scraps (some homespun), length 90 in, width 70 in (228.6 x 181.6 cm). Historic Carson House, Marion, N.C. Gift of Ruth Greenlee. 2. Susan Noakes McCord (1829-1909; McCordsville, Hancock County, Indiana), Grandmother’s Fan Quilt, c. 1900. Wool, silk, and cotton, length 80 1/2 in., width 70 ½ in. (204.47 x 179.07 cm.). From the Collections of The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Mich. 3. Bars Pattern Quilt. Top: plain-weave wool; back: grey-and-blue plain-weave cotton. Circa 1920. Gift of "The Great Women of Lancaster." Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County. Overall dimensions 72 x 80 in (182.9 x 203.2 cm). 4. Bar Pattern Quilt. Top: plain-weave wool; back: brown-and-white printed-check plain-weave cotton. Circa 1925. Given in memory of Louise Stoltzfus. Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County. Overall dimensions 77.5 x 77.5 in (196.9 x 196.9 cm). 5. Split Bars Pattern Quilt. Top: plain-weave and crepe wool; back: black-and white twill printed-pattern plain-weave cotton. Circa 1935. Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County. Overall dimensions 76 x 76 in (193 x 193 cm) 6. Lone Star Pattern Quilt. Top: plain-weave wool; back: red, green, and white printed plaid, plain-weave cotton. Circa 1920. Gift of Irene N. Walsh. Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County. Overall dimensions 89 x 89 in (226.1 x 226.1 cm). 7. Bars--Wild Goose Chase Pattern Quilt. Top: Plain-weave and crepe wool; back: wine-and-white floral-print, plain-weave cotton. Circa 1920. Gift of Irene N. Walsh. Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County. Overall dimensions 72.5 x 79.5 in (184.2 x 201.9 cm). 8. Diamond in the Square--Sunshine and Shadow Variation Pattern Quilt. Top: purple plain-and twill-weave wool; back: purple twill-weave cotton. Circa 1935. Gift of "The Great Women of Lancaster." Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County. Overall dimensions 80 x 80 in (203.2 x 203.2 cm).
A Walker Evans, Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1929
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975), [Brooklyn Bridge, New York], 1929, printed ca. 1970, Gelatin silver print: 17.2 x 12.2 cm. (6 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Arnold H. Crane, 1972. (1972.742.3) © The Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Autumn Landscape, 1923–1924
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American: 1848–1933), Autumn Landscape, 1923–1924, Tiffany Studios (1902–1938), Leaded Favrile-glass window: 11 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. (335.3 x 259.1 cm): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert W. de Forest, 1925 (25.173) Photograph © 1997 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Joseph Stella, Brooklyn Bridge, c. 1919–1920
Joseph Stella (1877–1946), Brooklyn Bridge, c. 1919–1920. Oil on canvas, 84 x 76 in. (213.36 x 193.04 cm.). Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Gift of Collection Société Anonyme.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1935–1939
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), Fallingwater (Kaufmann House, Mill Run, Pa., 1935– 1939.) Photograph courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
Jacob Lawrence, The Migration of the Negro Panel no. 57, 1940–1941
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), The Migration of the Negro Panel no. 57, 1940–1941. Casein tempera on hardboard, 18 x 12 in. (45.72 x 30.48 cm.). Acquired 1942. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Art © 2008 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Romare Bearden, The Dove, 1964
Romare Bearden (1914–1988) © VAGA NY. The Dove. 1964. Cut-and-pasted photoreproductions and papers, gouache, pencil and colored pencil on cardboard, 13 3/8 x 18 3/4 in. Blanchette Rockefeller Fund (377.1971) Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY © Estate of Romare Bearden Trusts.
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother and Children, 1936
Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), Migrant Mother and Children (Destitute pea pickers in California, a 32 year old mother of seven children), February 1936. Black-and-white photograph. Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information Photograph Collection. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
James Karales, Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965, 1965
James Karales (1930–2002), Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965, 1965. Photographic print. Located in the James Karales Collection, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University. Photograph © Estate of James Karales.
Martin Puryear, Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996
Martin Puryear (1941–), Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996. Wood (ash and maple), 432 x 22 3/4 in., narrowing at the top to 1 1/4 x 3 in. (1097.28 x 57.785.cm., narrowing to 3.175 x 7.6 cm.). Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson, by Exchange.