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Artists›John Frederick Kensett, American

John Frederick Kensett, American

Artist

WA-00041983

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Is PublishedPath D Subcohort3 Directory 2026-05-23· 100%✓

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Tier 1 · Institutional50%

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Artworks (5)

Near Newport

1869 · Oil on canvas

29.5 × 62.4 cm (11 5/8 × 24 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

View near Newport

1860 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 31.7 x 56 cm (12 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rocky Coast

1860 · Oil on canvas

35.6 × 61 cm (14 × 24 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

An October Day in the White Mountains

1854 · oil on canvas

Framed: 107.6 x 152.1 x 12.7 cm (42 3/8 x 59 7/8 x 5 in.); Unframed: 79.8 x 123.5 cm (31 7/16 x 48 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Niagara Falls

1846 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 35.9 x 51.2 cm (14 1/8 x 20 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (3)

5 published of 6 catalogued · 6 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
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3 entries · 1 sources

An October Day in the White Mountains
1854 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
View near Newport
1860 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
View of Niagara Falls
1846 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Met Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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