Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elihu Vedder's Drawings for the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
April 16, 1982 – May 1, 1983
Admire 54 drawings—in chalk, pastel, pencil and ink—created by Vedder for an 1884 English-language edition of the Persian's poetry. The volume was an immediate success and Vedder became widely known for his sensuous, decorative style.
