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William Spratling

William Spratling

American, 1900–1967

WA-00056004

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Institutional Exhibitions

11

Works in Collection

13

Assets Indexed

1

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (11)

Hummingbird Necklace

Hummingbird Necklace

1952 · Silver and obsidian

Overall: 30.5 × 5.8 × 1.3 cm (12 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Waves

2.6 × 6.7 × 5.1 cm (1 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mexican Festival

1931 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

1926 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

1920 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

7 1/2 × 1 in., 0.2 lb. (19.1 × 2.5 cm, 72.576g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1909 · Sterling silver

3/4 × 2 × 9 1/8 in., 0.3 lb. (1.9 × 5.1 × 23.2 cm, 117.935g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1909 · Sterling silver.

1 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 9 1/4 in., 0.3 lb. (4.4 × 5.7 × 23.5 cm, 127.007g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

8 1/4 × 3/4 in., 0.2 lb. (21 × 1.9 cm, 108.863g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

8 × 1 in., 0.2 lb. (20.3 × 2.5 cm, 72.576g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1909 · Sterling silver

1 7/8 × 3 × 11 7/8 in., 0.6 lb. (4.8 × 7.6 × 30.2 cm, 272.158g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

11 published of 11 catalogued · 2 with image

The Met
6 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Portrait
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Niño
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Mexican Festival
1931 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Artsy artist portrait

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Salt and Pepper Shakers (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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