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Pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral with tall spires and a rose window, surrounded by scattered rubble in the foreground.

Cathedral

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Pastel portrait of a grey-haired woman with a pearl earring turning toward the viewer against a green background.

La Marquise

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a cholla cactus with a bright red flower in bloom and spiny green stems on a pale background.

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Graphite and red chalk sketch of a woman in a red headscarf holding a young child on her shoulder, on gray paper.

Mother and Child

Fernand Maillaud, 1940

Pastel portrait of a woman in a blue cloche hat and pearl earring against a grey background.

The Visitor (Mrs. Richard P. McCullough)

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of two blue-violet iris flowers and a bud on green stems with long leaves against a pale background.

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Poster of a standing bearded man in white sweater and pink trousers beside a pole, with text advertising Robert Blum's painti

Robert Blum's/Great Decorative/Painting/In/January/Scribner's

William Sergeant Kendall, 1930

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a woman in a dark skirt and white blouse, seen from behind, looking over her shoulder.

1900

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of small pink and magenta wildflowers on thin stems with feathery green leaves, on cream paper.

Gilia linanthus parviflorus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Major General David Sloan Stanley

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair wearing a green cape with embroidered blue and gold collar.

Laura in Green Cape

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a cluster of pink primrose flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on a cream background.

Primrose (Primula angustifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Charcoal and colored crayon drawing of a black toucan with a large upturned beak and yellow throat, perched on a branch.

Aerial Toucan

Henry Keller, 1930

Claudine

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers on slender stems above toothed green leaves against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil portrait of a young child with curly hair and a direct gaze, on stained, aged paper.

Portrait of Ethel D. Puffer

Thomas Dewing, 1870

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a white gown with gold trim, holding a fan in an ornate gilded chair.

Lady with Fan

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a sprig of blue columbine with purple flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Pencil sketch of a muscular nude man in a dynamic pose with a small horse below, on cream paper.

Dream of a Broncho #2

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman with short white hair in a dark dress against a green background.

Mrs. Leslie Carter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of hybrid pitcher plants with drooping maroon flowers, green pitcher leaves and curving stems on a pale background

Hybrid Pitcherplant

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman with flowing hair, roses and a serpent at her bare feet.

Cleopatra

Albert Fourié, 1910

Pastel portrait of a woman with long red hair, a white flower in her hair, and a blue dress against a green background.

Woman with Red Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of an orchid stem with maroon-striped yellow flowers above green leaves, on cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of a young girl with long dark hair standing with hands clasped, wearing a long dress, on torn cream paper.

Untitled (Woman's Figure)

Howard Russell Butler

Old Peasant

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a longleaf pine top with reddish-purple cones and long green needles radiating outward.

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Sepia crayon portrait of a man in an aviator helmet with goggles and a fur-collared coat, labeled James R. McConnell.

James R. McConnell

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with a rust and green head wrap and soft, loosely drawn pale garment.

Fresque

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of white rhododendron blossoms with pink buds and dark green leaves on woody stems.

Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920