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Artists in Their Studios

Archives of American Art

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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John Sloan letter to Walter Pach

Hiram Powers with sculpture bust of the Roman goddess Proserpine

Studio Memorandum

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

W.M. Chase's studio, West 10th St. N.Y.

William Merritt Chase in his studio

John Singer Sargent in his studio

Violet Oakley at work

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

Francis Davis Millet and assistants working on a mural

Reception in Bessie Potter Vonnoh's studio

East side is east; West Side is west

Adolph Weinman at work

Katharine Lane Weems at work in her studio

Henry Ossawa Tanner letter to Eunice Tietjens

Henry Ossawa Tanner at work in his studio

John Sloan, Will Shuster and Josef Bakos

James Earle Fraser

Janet deCoux's studio

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

Eugenie Gershoy

Fantasy and Humor in Sculpture

Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his studio

Yasuo Kuniyoshi letter to George Biddle

Mark Rothko

Marcel Duchamp playing chess in his studio

Jackson Pollock at work

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


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