American Artwork, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Photos

The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC displays painted or sculpted works by well-known American artists. Non-portrait works by these artists are indexed on this page. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is physically integrated with the National Portrait Gallery, so works belonging to the NPG may be included.

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Smithsonian Institution Center for American Art Museum & Portraiture. Washington, DC.Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara painting by Alvan Fisher at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.General View of the Falls of Niagara painting by Alvan Fisher at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.On the Ohio River painting by unknown at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Smithsonian Institution Center for American Art Museum & Portraiture. Washington, DC.Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara painting (1820) by Alvan Fisher at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.General View of the Falls of Niagara painting (1820) by Alvan Fisher at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.On the Ohio River painting (1840) by unknown at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Buffalo Hunt of the Southwester Prairies painting by John Mix Stanley at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Winter Skating in New Jersey painting by Régis François Gignoux at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane painting by John Quidor at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Storm on the Hudson painting by Samuel Colman at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Buffalo Hunt of the Southwester Prairies painting (1845) by John Mix Stanley at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Winter Skating in New Jersey painting (1847) by Régis François Gignoux at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane painting (1858) by John Quidor at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Storm on the Hudson painting (1866) by Samuel Colman at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Among the Sierra Nevada, California painting by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Sunrise in the Sierras painting by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley painting by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Gates of the Yosemite painting by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Among the Sierra Nevada, California painting (1868) by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Sunrise in the Sierras painting (1872) by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley painting (1872) by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Gates of the Yosemite painting (1882) by Albert Bierstadt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Market Day Outside the Walls of Tangiers, Morocco painting by Louis Comfort Tiffany at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.With Sloping Mast & Dipping Prow painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Jonah painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Flying Dutchman painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Market Day Outside the Walls of Tangiers, Morocco painting (1873) by Louis Comfort Tiffany at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.With Sloping Mast & Dipping Prow painting (1880-5) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Jonah painting (1888-95) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Flying Dutchman painting (1887) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Moonlight painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Pastoral Study painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Pegasus Departing painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.King Cophetua & the Beggar Maid painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Moonlight painting (1887) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Pastoral Study painting (1897) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Pegasus Departing painting (1901) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.King Cophetua & the Beggar Maid painting (c1906-7) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Lord Ullin's Daughter painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Woman with Red Hair painting by Albert Herter at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Idle Hours painting by H. Siddons Mowbray at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Russian Tea painting by Irving R. Wiles at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Lord Ullin's Daughter painting (before 1907) by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Woman with Red Hair painting (1894) by Albert Herter at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Idle Hours painting (1895) by H. Siddons Mowbray at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Russian Tea painting (1896) by Irving R. Wiles at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
The Caress painting by Mary Cassatt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.In the Garden painting by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Music painting by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.The Spinet painting by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
The Caress painting (1902) by Mary Cassatt at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.In the Garden painting (1892-4) by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Music painting (c1895) by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.The Spinet painting (c1902) by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
The Necklace painting by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Lady in White painting by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.The Purple Dress painting by William J. Glackens at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.The Mirror painting by Robert Reid at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
The Necklace painting (c1907) by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Lady in White painting (c1910) by Thomas Wilmer Dewing at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.The Purple Dress painting (1908-10) by William J. Glackens at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.The Mirror painting (1910) by Robert Reid at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Spring Dance painting by Arthur F. Mathews at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.St Nicholas painting by Robert Walter Weir at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Last of the Tribes marble sculpture by Hiram Powers at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Marble sculpture Fisher Girl by William Randolph Barbee & St John the Evangelist by Thomas Ball at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Spring Dance painting (c1917) by Arthur F. Mathews at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.St Nicholas painting (c1837) by Robert Walter Weir at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Last of the Tribes marble sculpture (1867-77) by Hiram Powers at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Marble sculpture Fisher Girl (c1858) by William Randolph Barbee & St John the Evangelist (1875) by Thomas Ball at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Concord Minute Man of 1775 bronze sculpture by Daniel Chester French at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Modern American folk sculpture at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Modern American folk sculpture at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Concord Minute Man of 1775 bronze sculpture (1889 cast 1917) by Daniel Chester French at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Modern American folk sculpture at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Modern American folk sculpture at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
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