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Exhibition

Water Memories

June 23, 2022–April 2, 2023
Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 746 North
Free with Museum admission
Lamp, Free-blown molded green glass, metal, American
American
1850–75
Lamp, Pressed green glass, metal, American
American
1830–70
American
1875–1900
Whale Oil Lamp, Free-blown aquamarine glass, American
American
1815–30
Incidents in the Hopi Prayer for Rain, Hermon Atkins MacNeil  American, Bronze, American
Hermon Atkins MacNeil
1931
Incidents in the Hopi Prayer for Rain, Hermon Atkins MacNeil  American, Bronze, American
Hermon Atkins MacNeil
1931
Lamp, Free-blown glass, tin, American
American
19th century
Reaching Waves, Arthur Dove  American, Oil and aluminum paint on canvas
Arthur Dove
1929
At the Seaside, William Merritt Chase  American, Oil on canvas, American
William Merritt Chase
ca. 1892
Lamp, Pressed glass, American
American
ca. 1860
Jug, Ceramic, slip, pigment, Pueblo
Pueblo
20th century
Whale Oil Lamp, Pressed and free-blown lead glass
1830–40
Whale Oil Lamp, Pressed and free-blown lead glass
1825–40
Whale Oil Lamp, Pressed and free-blown lead glass
1825–45
Whale Oil Lamp, Pressed and free-blown lead glass
1825–45
Canoe Model with Accoutrements, Birchbark, wood, plant fiber, bird quill, silk, Maliseet
Maliseet
before 1845
Canoe Model with Dolls, Canoe: Birchbark, wood, quill<br/>Dolls: Silk, cotton, wool, glass, resin, Micmac
Micmac
ca. 1860
Lidded Basket, Ash splint, wood, pigment, Winnebago
Winnebago
ca. 1940
Canoe Model, Wood, pigment, Tlingit
Tlingit
1860–70
Canoe Model, Wood, pigment, Quinault
Quinault
late 19th century
Pair of Moccasins, Native-tanned skin, glass, Winnebago
Winnebago
1880–1900
Canoe Model, Jo Polis  Native American, Birchbark, wood
Jo Polis
ca. 1875
Bowl, Maria Martínez  Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Ceramic
Maria Martínez
1914–15
Canoe Model with Paddles, Birchbark, wood, plant fiber, pigment, Eastern Algonquian
Eastern Algonquian
1920–30s
Bandolier Bag, Wool and cotton trade cloth, wool yarn, glass, metal, Winnebago(?)
Winnebago(?)
1880s
No. 6. From South Approach of Franklin Ave Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota Looking Up Stream (Low Water), Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1890
No. 21. Rocks and Dam below Frenchmans Bar (Low Water), Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1889
No. 90. From bluffs at Trempealueau, Wisconsin Looking Up Stream, Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1885
No. 185. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Road Bridge at Hasting, Minnesota, Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1885
No. 193a. Old Ponton Bridge at Prairie du chien, Wisconsin, Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1885
Mouth of Wisconsin River, Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1885
Second Ave Rock Island, Ill. during high water, Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1888
Old Ponton Bridge at N. McGregor, Ia., Henry P. Bosse  American, born Germany, Cyanotype
Henry P. Bosse
1885
Feather Canoe, Truman T. Lowe, Peeled Willow, White Feathers, Copper Wire, Ho Chunk, Native American
Truman T. Lowe
1993
Basket jar, Sumac shoots and dyed and undyed juncus stems, Chumash, Native American
Chumash, Native American
ca. 1790
ca. 1970
Tom Jones (Ho-Chunk)
Courtney M. Leonard
2021-22
Cara Romero
2015
Fritz Scholder
1989