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Artists›John La Farge, American

John La Farge, American

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Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (34)

Fortune

1901 · graphite

Sheet: 27.7 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Design for a Memorial Tablet

1898 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

16 × 25.9 cm (6 5/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Resurrection of Christ

1897 · watercolor and gouache; partial framing lines in graphite

Sheet: 44.9 x 31.4 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/8 in.); Secondary Support: 45.6 x 31.4 cm (17 15/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for a Window in the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, New York

1892 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

24.3 × 8.5 cm (9 9/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Study for a Wall Memorial in the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, New York

1892 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

22.6 × 9.2 cm (8 7/8 × 3 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm

1892 · watercolor and gouache over graphite

Sheet: 27.3 x 38.9 cm (10 3/4 x 15 5/16 in.); Image: 25 x 33.7 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 28 x 40.8 cm (11 x 16 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Design for a Window Opening

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and brown watercolor on paper

23.6 × 9.9 cm (9 5/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for a Wall Niche

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on tracing paper

21 × 13.5 cm (8 1/4 × 5 5/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Designs for Two Decorative Panels

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

5.5 × 12.6 cm (2 3/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Two Schemes for Church Windows

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

29.3 × 16.8 cm (11 9/16 × 6 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Study for a Church Window

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite on paper

11.5 × 4 cm (4 1/2 × 1 9/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Study for a Church Window

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

10.2 × 3.8 cm (4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for a Decorative Lunette

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

9.9 × 19.3 cm (3 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for Stained Glass Ornamental Panels

1890 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

15.5 × 15 cm (6 1/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Siva Dance: Triptych of Seated Single Figures

1890 · Watercolor and opaque watercolor, with pastel, on cream wove paper (left); watercolor and opaque watercolor on cream wove paper (center); watercolor and opaque watercolor, with touches of pastel, on cream wove paper (right), mounted overall to pulp board

Left: 35.9 × 31.5 cm (14 3/16 × 12 7/16 in.); Center: 35.2 × 26.4 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Right: 34.4 × 26.5 cm (13 9/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Seated Figures

1890 · Graphite on paper

20 × 12.5 cm (7 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Mataafas Men Making

1890 · Graphite on paper

20 × 12.5 cm (7 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Pali, Oahu

1890 · Graphite on paper

20 × 12.5 cm (7 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for a Decorative Tablet

1880 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

10 × 6.7 cm (3 15/16 × 2 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for a Decorative Panel

1880 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

5 × 6.7 cm (1 15/16 × 2 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for a Memorial Window

1880 · figures, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

24.7 × 14.9 cm (9 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for a Decorative Panel

1880 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

27.4 × 17.3 cm (10 13/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Design for a Decorative Panel

1880 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

5 × 6.6 cm (1 15/16 × 2 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Designs for Memorial Plaques

1880 · architecture, interiors, drawing — graphite and watercolor on paper

9.5 × 15.9 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artwork sources (4)

34 published of 34 catalogued · 34 with image

Cooper Hewitt
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Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
Smithsonian
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Anemone
1845 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm
1892 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Resurrection of Christ
1897 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Fortune
1901 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bacchus and Ariadne
1875 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Chapel Window
1845 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Design for Stained Glass
1845 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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