2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
Artist/Maker: Thomas Cole

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"The Model", Portrait of a Woman

"The Model", Portrait of a Woman
Title
"The Model", Portrait of a Woman
Date 
November 19, 1874
Related People 
Artist/Maker: James Carroll Beckwith
Medium 
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions 
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (14.6 x 9.2 cm)
Description 
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith. Verso: Sketch of architectural detail: Two sculptures of nudes leaning on an ogive arch. Sketch of a dancing woman, figure with halo(?), woman's face in profile.
Credit Line 
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Object Number 
1935.85.2.46
Inscriptions 
Inscribed in graphite at upper left: "Nov 19th 74"; at upper center: "The Model"; at upper center-right: "CB"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.