by Neysa McMein (American, 1888-1949), cover of the Saturday Evening Post, March 11, 1922. Born Marjorie Moran in Quincy, Illinois, McMein attended the Art Institute of Chicago and in 1913 went to New York City. Her pastel drawings of chic, healthy American girls proved highly popular and brought her many commissions. During World War I…
Ceremonial bronze offering dish or censer is Zhou
Dynasty, 1046 –256 BCE. This dish was made during the time when humans and animals were sacrificed and placed in tombs, with offering items such as this bronze dish. Stylized demon faces on the handles provide extra security for the deceased. Bronze sword, made ca. 300 BCE. Looking closely at the handle/hilt, it is possible…
Study for Saturday Evening Post
Study for Saturday Evening Post cover, March 23, 1940, by Joseph Leyendecker. Leyendecker (American,1874 –1951) was one of the most popular American illustrators of the early 20th century. He is best known for his poster, book and advertising illustrations, and his numerous covers for The Saturday Evening Post. Between 1896 and 1950, Leyendecker painted more…
Sunday Morning
by Martha Walter (American, 1875-1976). An American impressionist painter, Walter studied in Philadelphia and Europe, ultimately returning to teach at William Chase’s New York School of Art. She was a master at capturing small-town imagery and local landscapes filled with rich colors and light.
Trouble on the Trail
by Ila Mae McAfee (American, 1897-1995) Born in Colorado, McAfee was trained in art schools in Chicago and New York before moving to Taos in 1928. With husband and artist Elmer Page Turner, McAfee built White Horse Studio, from which they worked until 1993. She painted landscapes, but her specialty was horses, as this humorous…
Wei dynasty (386-556 CE) soldier.
This figure is depicted in battle dress, and poses with a full body shield. The task of this statue would have been to defend and protect the deceased in the afterlife.
Madonna and Child, with Two Angels
by Frans Francken, the Younger (Flemish, 1581-1642). Francken was a versatile painter and the best-known member of a large family of artists. He played a prominent role in the development of Flemish art in the first half of the 17th century. He was particularly skilled at introducing new subject matter and allegorical works. Greatly skilled…
Walking Home from Church
by Anthony Thieme (American 1888-1954). Thieme was a highly regarded landscape and marine painter and a prominent figure in the Rockport (Maine) School of American regional art. Born and schooled in Europe, he moved to the United States in 1910. Continuing his education in the U.S. and Europe, he traveled widely and settled in Rockport,…
From the Collections’ very large grouping of Chinese materials are these neolithic vessels,
all dating to approximately 2500 BCE. The larger jars were sometimes buried in the ground, up to their beginning of the decoration, to give them stability. This is a long-necked ewer, perhaps for wine, of the same age. Ceramics from China’s stone age are rare, and important to our understanding of Chinese culture, as it…
Young Girl Praying With Her Mother,
by Lawrence Wilbur (American, 1897-1988). Wilbur was born in Whitman, MA. He moved to California to work in the engraving department of the Los Angeles Times. In 1925 he relocated to New York City and enrolled in the Grand Central Art School where he studied under Harvey Dunn, N.C. Wyeth and Pruett Carter. In 1957…