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Pencil drawing of a young child in draped clothing beside a stone pedestal with a sundial, arm outstretched.

Untitled (Child with Sun Dial)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel drawing of a red-haired woman in a flowing white gown leaning on a blue sofa against a soft background.

The Locket

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of two white turtlehead flower stems with serrated green leaves and unopened buds, by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926.

Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Charcoal sketch of a man in half-length view, head bowed, with loose sweeping strokes for hair, face and arms on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Marsden Hartley, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young woman with short auburn hair and a direct gaze, drawn on tan paper.

Gloria

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of an American chestnut branch with yellow-green catkins and long serrated leaves against a cream background.

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Major General John Pope

James Edward Kelly, 1870

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair and a blue cravat against a green background.

The Young Diplomat (Senor Algara)

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of pink and magenta phlox flowers on tall green stems with narrow leaves on a cream background.

Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil study of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, drawn on aged paper.

(Untitled) (Study of Standing Male Nude)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Pastel portrait of two seated women in a pale dress and shadowed interior with yellow trim, by Alice Pike Barney, 1910.

Mirror Reflection

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of pink phlox flowers with yellow centers, slender green leaves and buds on thin stems against a pale background.

Phlox stansburyi

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pastel drawing of a dancer with raised arms in a sheer costume and red drapery, beside a vase and fruit bowl.

Anna Pavlova in Oriental Fantasy, Chicago, 1915-16

William Penhallow Henderson

Pastel drawing of a short-haired nude woman leaning against a gold screen decorated with roses and green leaves.

Nude against Screen

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of blue-violet bellflowers and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Bellflower (Campanula)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

G.K. Warren

James Edward Kelly, 1880

Woman in a yellow gown with a serpent and birdcage, above a reclining nude figure, against a dark swirling background.

Babylon

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of yerba mansa with white cone-shaped flower spikes, white bracts and broad green leaves on reddish stems.

Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Soft crayon drawing of a woman's head with long dark hair framing her face, with handwritten inscription below.

Female Head

Ernest Joseph Laurent, 1910

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark hair, red lips and a white ruffled collar against a green background.

Pierette

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a stem with nodding white and pink fairy lantern flowers and long green leaves on a pale background.

White Fairy Lantern (Calochortus albus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Charcoal and pastel drawing of a seated woman with short wavy hair, arms crossed on her knee, looking to the side.

The Model

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel portrait of a woman with upswept hair, head turned upward, against a loose teal and grey background.

Self-Portrait in Light Tones

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a branch with green pinnate leaves and drooping clusters of purple wisteria-like flowers on a pale background.

American Wisteria (Kraunhia frutescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a path climbing a hillside past trees, with two small figures standing near the top.

Path

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark feathered hat and black fur stole, looking to the side against a tan background.

Marianne with Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a white and yellow western azalea branch with blossoms, buds and long green leaves on a brown stem.

Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Major General Irvin McDowell

James Edward Kelly, 1880

Youthful Model

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of slim larkspur with blue flowers on tall stems above green palmate leaves, on a cream background.

Slim Larkspur (Delphinium depauperatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920