Skip to main content
Smithsonian
Search Site Fieldset
DONATE
Home Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Toggle Main Menu
Home Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America
  • Explore the Collections
    • Browse Digitized
      • Collections
      • Photographs
      • Preliminary Works of Art
      • Letters & Correspondence
      • Printed Material
      • All Digitized Items
    • Browse Other Records
      • Oral Histories with Transcripts
      • Audio Recording Records
      • Video Recording Records
      • Collections Search and Browse
      • Collections by Creator Names
    • Information
      • About the Collections
      • About the Oral History Program
      • Terra Foundation Center for Digital Collections
      • New Collections
    • Additional Resources
      • Additional Resources
        • Collection Stories
        • Surveys of Other Repositories
          • Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials
        • Guides to our Collections
        • Podcasts
  • Services
    • Finding Resources
      • Ask a Reference Question
      • Contact
    • Using Resources
      • Visit a Research Center
      • Reproductions
      • Interlibrary Loan
      • Borrowing for Exhibitions
      • Digitization on Demand
    • Archival Resources
      • Internal Procedures and Guidelines
        • Processing Guidelines
        • Oral History Program Style Guide
        • Guidelines for Processing Collections with Audiovisual Material
        • Digitizing Entire Collections
        • Cataloging Guidelines for Collections
    • Help Us Grow
      • Donating Papers
  • Visit
    • Visit a Research Center
      Washington D.C. Headquarters and Research Center

      750 9th Street, NW
      Victor Building
      Suite 2200
      Washington, DC 20001

      New York Office

      300 Park Avenue South Suite 300
      New York , NY 10010

      Affiliated Research Centers
    • D.C. Research Center Hours

      Washington, D.C. Headquarters and Research Center

      Monday-Friday, excluding Federal holidays, by appointment.
      9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
      1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

    • Visiting the Archives' Gallery
      • Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery

      Located in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (8th and F Streets NW)

      Hours: Open daily 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

    • Exhibitions
      • Current and Upcoming
      • Past
      • Documents Touring and on Loan
  • Learn
    • About
      • Internships & Fellowships
      • Board of Trustees and Annual Reports
    • Publications
      • Publications
        • Books
        • Archives of American Art Journal
          • Write for the Journal
        • Essay Prize
        • Publications Using Material from the Archives of American Art
    • The Primary Source
      • The Primary Source
        • News
        • The Blog
        • Inside the Archives
        • Symposia
    • Teaching with Primary Sources
      • Teaching with Primary Sources Workshop
      • Resources for Teachers
  • Support
    • Contribute
      • Support
    • Join Us
      • Annual Gala
    • More
      • Giving Circles
      • Other Donation Methods
        • Planned Giving
        • Foundation & Corporate Partnerships
        • Benefit Prints

Search

Search Collections All Results

Search and browse collections using facets and filters

  • To search by keyword: enter your term(s) in the search bar.
  • To narrow your results or browse by facet: expand the tabs and select one or more filters.
  • To broaden your results to all website content (including finding aids and transcripts) enter your term(s) using the All results tab.
Search Fieldset

Remove facets below

  • Query: Statues
  • p.edanmdm.freetext.topic.content:"Artists' preparatory studies"
Collection Type Topics
  • Digitized Items (11)
  • All
  • Photographs (3)
  • Works of art (8)
  • Artists' preparatory studies (11)
List View Grid View

Pagination

Showing 1 - 11 of 11 results
  • Photograph
    Thumbnail for Photograph of <em>The Rock</em> underdrawing in the studio

    Photograph of The Rock underdrawing in the studio

    1944-1948
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Sketch of Bloomfield on a snowy day

    Sketch of Bloomfield on a snowy day

    1917 March 7
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Preparatory sketch for mural <em>Deep Blue Miles</em>

    Preparatory sketch for mural Deep Blue Miles

    1995
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Color proof study for Ben Shahn's <em>Epis</em>

    Color proof study for Ben Shahn's Epis

    1969
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Preparatory sketch for <em>God's Trombones I</em>

    Preparatory sketch for God's Trombones I

    1999
  • Photograph
    Thumbnail for Peter Blume with the underdrawing for <em>The rock</em>

    Peter Blume with the underdrawing for The rock

    1944?
  • Photograph
    Thumbnail for Anne Arnold making a preliminary sketch for her sculpture <em>Wall pig</em>

    Anne Arnold making a preliminary sketch for her sculpture Wall pig

    1971
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Study of a steamboat

    Study of a steamboat

    circa 1953-1998
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Oscar Bluemner notes and diagram for a landscape painting of Bloomfield

    Oscar Bluemner notes and diagram for a landscape painting of Bloomfield

    1917 March
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Preliminary sketch for painting <em>American Venus</em>

    Preliminary sketch for painting American Venus

    1942 January 26
  • Artwork
    Thumbnail for Palmer Hayden sketchbook, "John Henry sketches"

    Palmer Hayden sketchbook, "John Henry sketches"

    circa 1944

Pagination

Washington, D.C. Headquarters and Research Center

750 9th Street, NW Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington , DC 20001

Research Center Hours

Monday-Friday, excluding Federal holidays, by appointment.
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

New York Office

300 Park Avenue South Suite 300
New York , NY 10010

Contact Us

  • About
  • Ask a Question
  • Contact

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Youtube
Smithsonian Institution Policy Links
Smithsonian Institution Logo
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Smithsonian Terms of Use
  • Smithsonian Privacy Policy
  • Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns Statement of Purpose
  • ©2025 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution