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Time and placeNow at Smithsonian Institution

Now at Smithsonian Institution

Artist: Augustus Vincent Tack, Sitter: David Edward Finley, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Calligraphic Interior, by H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1915
Artist: Eastman Johnson, Sitter: Grover Cleveland, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Artist: Charles Willson Peale, Sitter: Charles Willson Peale, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Hanging scroll
TWO GALLEYS AT SEA
Artist: Abraham Archibald Anderson, Sitter: Thomas Alva Edison, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works that hang today at Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC. Where a work is now, not where it was made.

Section 1, north wall

  1. Artist: Augustus Vincent Tack, Sitter: David Edward Finley, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    David E. FinleyAugustus Vincent TackCourtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Calligraphic Interior, by H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1915
    Calligraphic InteriorH. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1915Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  3. Artist: Eastman Johnson, Sitter: Grover Cleveland, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Grover ClevelandEastman Johnson, 1884Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Artist: Charles Willson Peale, Sitter: Charles Willson Peale, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Charles Willson Peale Self-PortraitCharles Willson Peale, c. 1791Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Section 1, south wall

  1. Hanging scroll
    A courtesan and her attendant under a cherry treeTawaraya Sori III, late 18th-early 19th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. TWO GALLEYS AT SEA
    Two Galleys at SeaJan van der Straet, called Stradanus, ca. 1587 – 1590Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  3. Artist: Abraham Archibald Anderson, Sitter: Thomas Alva Edison, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Thomas Alva EdisonAbraham Archibald Anderson, 1890Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    The dragon king revering the BuddhaChen Hongshou, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, south wall

  1. STUDY FOR "SCIENTIFIC GROUP"
    Study for "Scientific Group"Daniel Huntington, 1858Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  2. SOLDIER WITH SWORD AND PIPE
    Soldier with Sword and PipeWinslow Homer, 1862Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  3. Hanging scroll
    Mount FujiMaruyama Okyo, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Artist: Charles Willson Peale, Sitter: Richard Henry Lee, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Richard Henry LeeCharles Willson Peale, c. 1795-1805Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, north wall

  1. Album leaf
    Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Artist: John Wesley Jarvis, Sitter: Joseph Delaplaine, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Joseph DelaplaineJohn Wesley Jarvis, January 1819Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Realm of the immortalsLi Gonglin, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. My Day at Home, by William H. Howe, 1906
    My Day at HomeWilliam H. Howe, 1906Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum