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The Potters

January 12, 2023

By Camille T. Dungy

Across the world, we find rich seams of clay—created from the perfect combination of animal, vegetable, mineral, and circumstance.
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French Art Pottery

December 1, 2014

By Elizabeth Sullivan

Considered the father of French art pottery, Ernest Chaplet (1835–1909) played an influential role in nearly all genres of the movement.
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Humor and Horror: Printed Propaganda during World War I

December 28, 2017

By Allison Rudnick

Illustrated by works on view in World War I and the Visual Arts, Assistant Curator Allison Rudnick explores the many uses of printed propaganda during World War I.
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World War I: Its History and Art

December 1, 2017
In this lecture, four art historians discuss the history of World War I and the art that was produced during the war.
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World War I and Contemporary Art

December 10, 2017
Art historian Robert Storr moderates a discussion with artists Sue Coe, Suzanne McClelland, and James Siena about the artistic influence of the First World War.
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By Women, for Women: American Art Posters of the 1890s

April 19, 2024

By Shannon Vittoria

How did women emerge as active creators of art and visual culture in the nineteenth century?
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Hiram Powers (1805–1873)

April 1, 2016

By Caroline M. Culp and Thayer Tolles

Among the most influential and best-known American sculptors of the nineteenth century, Hiram Powers enjoyed international recognition for marbles executed in the prevailing Neoclassical style.
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Photography and the Civil War, 1861–65

October 1, 2004

By Department of Photographs

The terrible contest proceeded erratically; just as the soldiers learned to fight this war in the field, so the photographers improvised their reports.
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Artist Liliana Porter reflects on Jacometto's _Portrait of a Young Man_ in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Guest author Magdalyn Asimakis explores the artistic practice of Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, one of the artists featured in the exhibition World War I and the Visual Arts.
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J. Paul Verrees (Belgian, Turnhout 1889–1942 Westmalle)

Date: 1918
Accession Number: 1972.535.473

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William J. Franks (British, active 1916–18)

Date: 1918
Accession Number: 1972.535.631

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William J. Franks (British, active 1916–18)

Date: 1918
Accession Number: 1972.535.630

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Anonymous

Date: ca. 1917
Accession Number: 1972.535.259

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Gordon Grant (American, San Francisco 1875–1962 New York)

Date: ca. 1917
Accession Number: 1972.535.329

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Bruce Porter (American, San Francisco, California 1865–1953 San Francisco, California)

Date: ca. 1917
Accession Number: 1972.535.328

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New Jersey War Savings Committee

Date: ca. 1917
Accession Number: 1972.535.719

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War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities

Date: ca. 1917
Accession Number: 1972.535.593

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Leonebel Jacobs (American, born Tacoma, Washington, active 20th century)

Date: 1918
Accession Number: 1972.535.474

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Anonymous, American, 20th century

Date: ca. 1917
Accession Number: 1972.535.623