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"... in Whom I Am Well Pleased"
Prentiss Taylor Born: Washington, District of Columbia 1907 Died: Washington, District of Columbia 1991 Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Irina A. Reed 1974.44.30 Not currently on view
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"Blessed Are the Meek for They Shall Inherit the Earth"
1948 Michael Lantz Born: New Rochelle, New York 1908 Died: New London, Connecticut 1988 Medallic Art Company (Founder) Society of Medallic Arts (Commissioner) bronze 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) diam. Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle 1972.167.36 Smithsonian American Art Museum
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"Cigar Box" Crucifix
ca. 1880-1920 Unidentified carved and varnished wood with ivory figure and porcelain knobs 20 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (51.8 x 26.9 x 9.3 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson 1986.65.91 Smithsonian American Art Museum
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"God is Love. Seek his will and find his peace he saves from sin."
after 1970 Howard Finster Born: Valley Head, Alabama 1916 Died: Rome, Georgia 2001 oil on wood paneling Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. 1998.84.15 Smithsonian American Art Museum
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"Victory breeds hatred, for the vanquished is stricken with suffering; but the tranquil man lives in happiness, disregarding both victory and defeat."--Buddha, The Dhammapada, verse 201. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.
ca. 1961 Matazo Kayama Born: Kyoto, Japan 1927 gouache, metallic gouache, and opaque white on dyed paper mounted on paperboard sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (37.7 x 26.7 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Container Corporation of America 1984.124.142 Not currently on view
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(Adam and Eve)
before 1932 Carl Newman Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1858 Died: Abington, Pennsylvania 1932 oil on canvas 78 1/8 x 42 1/8 in. (198.4 x 106.9 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Anna McCleery Newton 1968.121.9 Not currently on view
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(Angel)
n.d. Paul Manship Born: St. Paul, Minnesota 1885 Died: New York, New York 1966 pen and ink and pencil on paper sheet: 1 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (3.4 x 5.8 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Bequest of Paul Manship 1966.47.232 Not currently on view
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(Crucifixion)
before 1932 Carl Newman Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1858 Died: Abington, Pennsylvania 1932 oil on canvas 78 1/8 x 42 in. (198.4 x 106.8 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Anna McCleery Newton 1968.121.10 Not currently on view
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(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In the Beginning
1883-1884 Elihu Vedder Born: New York, New York 1836 Died: Rome, Italy 1923 chalk, pencil and watercolor on paper sheet: 17 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. (44.8 x 33.8 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson 1978.108.43 Not currently on view
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(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Love Shrinking Affrighted at the Sight of Hell
1883-1884 Elihu Vedder Born: New York, New York 1836 Died: Rome, Italy 1923 chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper sheet: 19 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. (48.6 x 36.3 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson 1978.108.41 Not currently on view