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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Grey-toned drawing of a carved wooden fish shop sign with diamond-patterned scales and detailed fins on a pale background.

Fish Shop Sign

Henry Murphy, 1939

Painted rendering of a carved wooden figurehead bust with a fan-shaped crest, mustache, open mouth and blue garment.

Figurehead: Turk's Head

Henry Murphy, c. 1937

Painted drawing of a carved wooden bust of a man with curled hair and bow tie, framed by red drapery on cream paper.

Ship's Sternpiece

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted figurehead of a standing man in a dark coat on a shield with stars and stripes, rendered in watercolor.

Figurehead: "Henry Clay"

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a weathered carved wooden figurehead of a woman with a ruffled collar and flaking paint.

Jenny Lind Figurehead

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1938

Drawing of a carved wooden ship ornament with an eagle, shield with stars, anchor, and flag.

Ship's Carving

Albert Rudin, c. 1939

Watercolor of a painted wooden cigar store Indian figure with feathered headdress holding a tobacco bundle.

Cigar Store Indian

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted shop sign of a tall brown boot with REPAIRING written vertically in dark block letters on the shaft.

Shop Sign

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted drawing of a carved wooden figure in green uniform and red cap standing on a dark pedestal.

Baseball Player

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a wooden ball player cigar store figure holding a bat, standing on a red pedestal marked LUNCH.

Cigar Store Figure: Ball Player

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Folk-style retablo of a haloed saint holding a cross, with a rearing animal and ladder on a painted panel.

Retablo - St. Procopio

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Painted study of a stout Toby figure in yellow coat and brown hat, holding a pipe, standing on a brown base.

Toby Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Watercolor of a ribbed blue glass cruet with a looped handle and faceted stopper against a cream background.

Blue Glass Cruet and Stopper

George File, c. 1940

Watercolor of a square glass flask with a metal top, painted with flowers, scrollwork and a bird in an oval.

Decorated Glass Flask

George File, c. 1940

Painted folk-style image of a female saint with a halo, arms tied to a green cross, in a blue robe and red skirt on gold.

Painting of St. Liberata

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Bulto

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1938

Painted drawing of a carved wooden head with a bearded face and tall segmented headdress, showing cracked paint.

Head of San Jose

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a Sheraton style settee with painted floral urn splats and a patterned upholstered seat.

Settee--Sheraton Style

Charles Henning, c. 1939

Watercolor of a wooden cherry candlestick with a circular base and split top against a plain cream background.

Cherry Candlestick

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Painted study of a weathered carved wooden hitching post finial shaped as a bearded face with a long nose.

Hitching Post Finial

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Watercolor drawing of a long-handled steel spatula with stamped decoration on its tapering handle and a broad blade.

Steel Spatula

Fritz Boehmer, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a painted wooden child's spinning top with colorful stripes and a pointed tip on a pale background.

Child's Top

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Watercolor of a gold eagle on a globe in front of a sunburst, with gold tassels hanging from a dark fireman's hat shield.

Fireman's Hat Shield

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a rusted hand saw with a carved wooden handle lying above its wooden sheath on a pale background.

Saw and Case

Albert Rudin, c. 1940

Painted study of a leaping white horse weather vane on a dark metal rod against a blue-gray background.

Horse Weather Vane

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Drawing of a gilded carved eagle with outstretched wings, mounted on a small ornamental base, in gold and red tones.

Eagle

Mina Lowry, c. 1941

Revolver

Elizabeth Johnson, c. 1942

Watercolor drawing of a rustic wooden sideboard with three drawers, a plate rail, and an open lower shelf on cream paper.

Sideboard

William H. Edwards, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a brown long-sleeved dress with full skirt and white capelet with buttoned high collar, signed Charles Goodwin

Dress

Charles Goodwin, 1939

Watercolor drawing of a hooked rug with three flower-like medallions in red, cream and green on a dark ground, with a braided

Shaker Rug

Charles Goodwin, 1935/1942