NGA: Themes in American Art: Still Life (Images)

Exploring Themes in American Art: Still Life			essay \| artists
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1.	William Michael Harnett, My Gems, 1888 oil on wood, .457 x .350 m (18 x 13 3/4 in.)
2.	A. M. Randall, Basket of Fruit with Parrot, 1777 oil on canvas, .434 x .508 m (17 1/8 x 20 in.)
3.	Rendered by Henry Murphy, Shop Sign, 1937 watercolor and graphite on paper, .406 x .511 m (16 x 20 1/8 in.)
4.	James Peale, Fruit Still Life with Chinese Export Basket, 1824 oil on wood, .378 x .456 m (14 7/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
5.	Martin Johnson Heade, Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth, c. 1890 oil on canvas, .384 x .615 m (15 1/8 x 24 3/16 in.)
6.	John Frederick Peto, The Old Violin, c. 1890 oil on canvas, .772 x .581 m (30 3/8 x 22 7/8 in.)
7.	John Haberle, Imitation, 1887 oil on canvas, .254 x .356 m (10 x 14 in.)
8.	Emil Carlsen, Still Life with Fish, 1882 oil on canvas, .752 x 1.010 m (29 5/8 x 39 3/4 in.)
9.	Charles Demuth, Zinnias and a Blue Dish with Lemons, 1924 watercolor over graphite on wove paper, .303 x .458 m (11 15/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
10.	Charles Sheeler, Interior,1940 tempera over graphite on gessoed composition board, .248 x .302 m (9 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
11.	Georgia O'Keeffe, Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. III, 1930 oil on canvas, 1.016 x .762 m (40 x 30 in.)
12.	Jasper Johns, Ale Cans, 1964 7-color lithograph (stone) on wove Japan paper, sheet: .578 x .451 m (22 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)
13.	Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes, 1963 oil on canvas, 1.524 x 1.829 m (60 x 72 in.)
14.	Richard Diebenkorn, Still Life: Cigarette Butts and Glasses, 1967 black ink, conte crayon, charcoal, and ball-point pen on wove paper .352 x .425 m (13 15/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
15.	Jim Dine, The Gate, Goodbye Vermont, 1985 steel, tools, wood 2.832 x 4.318 x 1.588 m (111 1/2 x 170 x 62 1/2 in.)
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Exploring Themes in American Art: Still Life