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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of fishing boats on a beach with figures carrying baskets and two sailboats on the sea behind.

Beach with Four Fishing Boats, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Woodblock print of a harbor town at dawn with sailboats, lantern-lit shops, travelers on a road, and pine trees.

Shinagawa Station, Sunrise, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Pencil sketch of a sea horizon under horizontal cloud bands, with handwritten color notes on the sky.

View at Sea near Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of tall masts and a group of small figures on a low horizon, with faint handwriting and stains on the paper.

Figures on a Sand Dune

Winslow Homer, 1890

Woodblock print of a bay with white-sailed boats, pine-lined shore, and layered mountains under a pale sky.

Ejiri, View Over Mio-no-Matsu-bara, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Sketch of waves breaking over dark rocks on a rugged coast under a pale sky, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Near Otter Cliffs, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a beach with waves, a standing figure on a rise of land, and distant figures under a pale sky.

Beach Scene, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Woodblock print of boats on a blue bay beside a row of thatched houses and travelers on a road under a sunset sky.

Hilltop View, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Kanagawa, Dai-no-kei Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Pencil and white gouache sketch of icebergs floating on calm water under a flat horizon, on tan paper.

Icebergs near Cape St. John, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose charcoal sketch of two sailboats on choppy sea, one large sail in the foreground and a smaller boat on the horizon.

Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1890

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a bridge under a torii gate, with village rooftops and a temple on a wooded hill.

Yugoyoji Temple (Fugisawa), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Pale sketch of a low sun over a calm sea with a shimmering reflection and thin clouds on a tan paper ground.

Seascape near Newfoundland, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal drawing of a steamship with smoking funnel battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky.

Seascape with Fishing Trawler, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Japanese woodblock print of a bay with a rocky headland, small boats, pine trees and a distant snow-capped mountain.

Maisaka, Imaki Point, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Painting of surf crashing against a rocky, cliff-lined coast with dark boulders in the foreground and a hazy sky.

Surf Pounding Against the Rocky Maine Coast

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a crowded lifeboat battling rough waves, with a distant ship on a stormy sea.

The Life Boat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Japanese woodblock print of white-sailed boats on rough sea beside a stone seawall and pine-covered buildings at dusk.

Kuwana, Mouth of the Kiso River, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Pencil sketch of a large floating iceberg with hatched shading on tan paper, dated July 16th.

Floating Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several dories on carriages across a loose horizon, with a museum stamp in the upper right.

Sketches of Dories on Carriages

Winslow Homer, 1880

Japanese woodblock print of a ferryboat with crew and sailing ships on blue water, with mountains and pines beyond.

Arai Ferryboat, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Pencil study sheet of several icebergs by Frederic Edwin Church, with handwritten notes on capsizing and avalanche.

Foundering Icebergs near Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of figures on a beach beside an overturned boat, with a distant ship on the sea at upper right.

First Sketch for "The Wreck"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a flat boat on a river, with travelers crossing a sandbar and misty hills behind.

Mitsuke, Tenryu-gawa River, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Oil sketch of a lake among wooded hills at sunset, with a bright sun reflected on the water and a rounded mountain at left.

Eagle Lake Viewed from Cadillac Mountain, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of fishermen climbing over the gunwales of a rowboat in shallow water.

Fishermen Climbing over Gunwales, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Woodblock print of a bay framed by pine trees, travelers on a hillside path, small boats on blue water under a pale sky.

Shirasuka Pass, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Pencil studies of icebergs in rows on pale green paper, with handwritten notes and a date in the lower right.

Icebergs at Sea near Newfoundland, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of figures and a crowd on pale paper, with the handwritten words "A Call for Volunteers" beneath.

A Call for Volunteers

Winslow Homer, 1880

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a curved wooden bridge beside thatched houses, a willow tree and hills under a pale sky

Hodogaya (Shinkame Bridge), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg with jagged peaks above calm water, with a small sailing ship in the foreground.

The Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850