Artists in Their Studios

July 1 to October 27, 2006
Exhibited in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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From the sumptuously furnished studios of the late 19th century to the austere workrooms of the present day, studio spaces have played a dynamic role in the history of American art-not simply reflecting aesthetic visions, but informing them.

This look at artists in their studios, through photographs and documents from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, offers a behind-the-scenes view into the life of American artists and their unique work spaces.

Don’t miss the companion book, Artists in Their Studios: Images from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art.

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Hiram Powers with sculpture bust of the Roman goddess Proserpine

Invitation to the Ceremonies Dedicating the Buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition

W.M. [William Merritt] Chase's studio, West 10th St. N.Y.

William Merritt Chase in his studio

John Singer Sargent in his studio

Bad Portraits by a Great Painter

Francis Davis Millet, Washington, D.C. letter to Augusto Floriano Jaccaci

Francis Davis Millet, and assistants, at work, in his studio, on the mural The History of Shipping from the Earliest Recorded Use of Boats until the Present Time

Reception in Bessie Potter Vonnoh's studio

East side is east; West Side is west

Plaster sculpture of a dancing girl by Bessie Potter Vonnoh

Katharine Lane Weems at work in her studio

Henry Ossawa Tanner letter to a Magazine writer

Henry Ossawa Tanner at work in his studio

John Sloan, Will Shuster and Josef Bakos

James Earle Fraser letter to Janet De Coux

Chaim Gross working on his sculpture titled Harvest

New York World's Fair Commission receipt for Court of Peace

Moses Soyer and others in his studio

Fantasy and Humor in Sculpture

Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his studio

Yasuo Kuniyoshi letter to George Biddle

Marcel Duchamp playing chess in his studio

Jackson Pollock with his painting Untitled Number 32

Jackson Pollock holding a can of paint

Hans Hofmann at work in his studio

About myself, my work, my school --

John Marin at work in his studio

John Marin letter to Edith Gregor Halpert

Willem de Kooning at work in his studio

Joint tax return - income/expense notes

Ellen Hulda Johnson's visit to Jasper Johns' studio

Ellen Hulda Johnson's visit to Jim Dine's studio

Bob Thompson at work in his studio

George Sugarman at work in his studio

Abe Ajay letter to Ad Reinhardt

Ad Reinhardt letter to Abe Ajay

Saul Steinberg wearing a mask at his desk

Alexander Calder marking metal piece.

Sam Francis working in his studio

Philip Martiny and models used for sculptures

Elizabeth Shippen Green, Violet Oakley, Jessie Willcox Smith and Henrietta Cozens in their Chestnut Street studio

Commission for Seated Lincoln Statue

Dennis Miller Bunker letter to Eleanor Hardy

Ellen Hulda Johnson's visit to James Rosenquist's studio

Nickolas Muray's studio at 129 MacDougal Street

William Merritt Chase at work in his studio

John Sloan letter to Walter Pach

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