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Pencil drawing of a large iceberg rising above choppy sea, with handwritten location notes at lower left.

Iceberg

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Watercolor of a seated robed man gesturing to a woman with an orange jug at a stone well, with a tree and distant town.

Rebecca at the Well

n.d Elizabeth Maxon, 1880

Pencil sketch of the Rhine gorge with steep cliffs, a castle on a hill, and riverside buildings.

Rhine at the Lurlei

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a tall fluted column on a low horizon, with rolling hills and a small town at left.

Pillar

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pastel drawing of a woman with tousled dark hair looking upward, surrounded by soft green and yellow foliage strokes on tan p

Blossom

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a rocky woodland glen with trees beside a still pool and boulders in the foreground.

Fairy Glen, Bettws-y-Coed

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pickle Eater of the Nile

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of a river with trees, reeds, and two people in a rowboat, dated September 19, 1848.

Untitled - Daniel Kotz

Watercolor drawing of a standing man in a grey coat and wide-brimmed hat, carrying a walking stick and a knapsack.

Standing Artist

John Frederick Kensett, 1840

Pencil sketch of a coffee house interior with arched columns, low platforms, and a standing man in a turban.

Caffee at Kineh

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman raising a sphere in one hand, drawn within a faint arch, by Kenyon Cox, 1900.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Art, study for panel)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pastel set design of a hall with lilac doors, a stool, cushions on the floor, and blue framing curtains.

Hall with Doors (set design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Pencil sketch of an arid landscape with a rocky outcrop, a dark well opening, shrubs, and distant mountains.

Bier il Muhra "Well of Bitter Water"

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Untitled - Howard Russell Butler

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil landscape drawing of a river with a large tree, distant mountains, and cumulus clouds in the sky.

Untitled - George Elbert Burr, 1930

George Elbert Burr, 1930

Pencil and colored sketch of an elephant-topped fountain with an obelisk in a city square lined with buildings.

Catania

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel set design of a heart-decorated royal court interior with a golden throne, pink walls and floral doors.

The Court of Hearts (set design for Alice-in-Wonderland)

William Penhallow Henderson, 1910

Pencil sketch of a woman in a draped shawl and long skirt, holding a small flower, on torn cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Girl)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge and rolling hills with a standing robed figure in the foreground.

Sea of Tiberiasfrom Hot Baths

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel drawing of an elderly woman in a pale headscarf, her face worked in soft ochre and grey tones on brown paper.

Near the End

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Red chalk portrait of a young man in a flying helmet, goggles on his forehead and fur-collared jacket.

Edmond Charles Clinton Genet

John Elliott, 1920

Pencil sketches on translucent paper of camels, robed Bedouin figures, seated men and a vessel.

Bedoins

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pastel portrait of a man in a green flat cap and dark coat, smoking a cigarette, on a brown paper ground.

Jimmy Davis

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Ink and wash drawing of a church spire rising above village cottages, with a large tree on the right and a cart on a path.

Village Scene

Désiré-Lucas, 1910

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a ruined columned temple with fallen stones and a wooden cart in the foreground.

Temple of Jupiter, Azani, Phrygia

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of a steep forested mountain above a valley with farm buildings and trees, titled The Dürrenstein near Alt-Prag

The Dürrenstein, near Alt-Prags, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of gnarled bare trees, a tall cypress, shrubs and rocks on a pale paper background.

Landscape

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil sketch of a pyramid-shaped mound on a flat horizon with trees, a small boat, and water below.

Pyramid

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of a round columned temple framed by tall cypress and pine trees and dense foliage.

Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pastel portrait of a blonde woman with a blue feather boa, bare shoulder, and loose textured strokes on a dark background.

Blonde Girl with Boa

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of robed women and men gathered at night, with a handwritten caption reading Athene girls at Thebes, moonlight.

...Girls at Thebes--Moonlight

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a red-roofed farmhouse with green shutters, flowering shrubs and rolling hills behind it.

Farm near Albi

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of two figures beside a boat with a raised sail on a shoreline, with wooden posts and open water behind.

Untitled (Two Figures near a Boat)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil drawing of three panoramic views of distant mountains and coastline above a sea horizon, labeled Entering Rhodes.

Rhodes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor landscape of cattle grazing in a meadow with a blue sea and hills beyond, a flowering tree at right.

Landscape, Brittany

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Charcoal and chalk drawing of dark rough sea waves with white foam under a cloudy grey sky, lower half blank.

Untitled (Seascape)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil drawing of a long vaulted stone arcade receding to a bright doorway at the far end.

Entrance to Tasso's Prison, Ferrara

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired woman in a yellow shawl against a golden background, with lettering and the date 1900.

Marianne in Yellow

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil anatomical sketch of a numbered human rib cage and spine, viewed at an angle, on cream paper.

Anatomy

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil sketch of a carved stone archway with decorative moldings and smaller arched openings, inscribed St. John's chapel Jer

Gate Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of gnarled olive trees with twisted branches and feathery foliage, drawn near Fiesole in 1900.

Olives--Fiesole

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Anne

George Ault, 1930

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with bowed head and crossed arms, before a draped interior wall.

Greek Slave

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1850

Drawing of an ornate double iron gate with columns, circular medallions, and crowning figural groups, in chalk on tan paper.

Geographic Society Grill

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Pencil drawing of a harvest field with haystacks, round bales, a farmhouse, trees, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (Harvest Scene)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of a bearded elderly man in a white turban and robes, head bowed, with handwritten inscription below.

Sheik Mansour of Harchad

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel and pencil sketch of a breaking wave with white foam, dark green water and a pale pink sky above the horizon.

Untitled (Breaking Wave)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair, one hand raised to his head, against a grey background.

Jose De Charmoy

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor sketch of a wheelbarrow above a sprig of wild thyme with pink flowers and handwritten notes.

St. Valery-Blow-Wild Thyme

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Joseph Joffre, Marechal

Henri Jacquier, 1910

Pencil sketch of a wooden manufacturing machine with a toothed gear, lever and open hatch on a pale sheet.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Manufactures, study for panel)

Pencil sketch of Medinet Habu temple ruins at Thebes, with a pylon, columns and desert hills behind.

Medinet El Harbor, Thebes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel drawing of a sunlit colonial graveyard with weathered arched headstones, grass, a brick wall and trees.

Colonial Graveyard at Lexington

Childe Hassam, 1890

Pencil sketch of a calm shoreline with marsh grasses, shrubs and trees on the right and water extending to a distant horizon.

Untitled (Shoreline)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of ruined stone theatre seating and crumbling buildings in the foreground, with distant hills under a pale sky.

View from the Theatre at Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pen drawing of plant stems, buds and leaves with a central tower-like form radiating lines, on aged paper.

"Sound Construction" study

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Pastel portrait of a young girl with long brown hair beside a fluffy gray cat with green eyes.

Minette and Minet

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a steep rocky mountain slope above a shoreline town with a cluster of buildings and trees.

Scylla

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Pencil sketch of a stone archway and columns with carved ornament and a small figure in a niche at upper left.

Untitled - Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

The Feathered Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil drawing on ochre paper of a steep cliff-faced mountain above foothills and a small town, by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg.

Villajoyosa, Spain

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1850

Charcoal sketch of two bears, one in the foreground and one behind it, drawn in loose dark tonal strokes on cream paper.

Bears

Henry Keller, 1930

Dreamland

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a multi-sided pedestal topped with ornate scrolled forms, on pale paper.

(Star-shaped structure)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg