Sappho

Edwin Austin Abbey, Henry Wolf, Sappho, 1881, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.5
Henry Wolf, Edwin Austin Abbey, Sappho, 1881, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, image: 7 5⁄8 x 4 1⁄2 in. (19.5 x 11.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.5
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Artwork Details

Title
Sappho
Artists
Publisher
Harper's Monthly
Date
1881
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 5⁄8 x 4 1⁄2 in. (19.5 x 11.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums Description
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
  • Performing arts — music — voice
  • Performing arts — music — lute
  • Architecture Interior — detail — window
  • Literature — Herrick — Sappho
  • Literature — character — Sappho
Object Number
1973.130.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1973.130.5

Works by this artist (13 items)

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Portraits of the Artists
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mixed media: plexiglass and screenprint
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Untitled (Eyeglasses)
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Daten.d.
six gelatin silver prints, stitched
Not on view
Andy Warhol, Miss Lillian, 1977, color screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank E. Fowler and Tom Beard, 1977.130
Miss Lillian
Artist
Date1977
color screenprint on paper
Not on view
Andy Warhol, Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama), from the portfolio Ten Works x Ten Painters, 1964, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Adelyn D. Breeskin, 1967.13.5
Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama), from the portfolio Ten…
Artist
Date1964
screenprint
Not on view

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