Boy Playing Marbles

David Gilmour Blythe, Boy Playing Marbles, ca. 1858, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.123
David Gilmour Blythe, Boy Playing Marbles, ca. 1858, oil on canvas, 21 7⁄8 x 26 1⁄2 in. (55.6 x 67.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.123
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Artwork Details

Title
Boy Playing Marbles
Artist
Date
ca. 1858
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
21 7⁄8 x 26 1⁄2 in. (55.6 x 67.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — wall
  • Recreation — sport and play — marbles
  • Figure male — child
Object Number
1978.123
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.123

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Dateca. 1955-1986
mixed media
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Artist
Dateca. 1955-1986
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On view
Emery Blagdon, Untitled (Individual element of the Healing Machine), ca. 1955-1986, steel, popsicle sticks, paper, tape, and foil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dan Dryden, friend of Emery Blagdon, 2015.46.13
Untitled (Individual element of the Healing Machine)
Artist
Dateca. 1955-1986
steel, popsicle sticks, paper, tape, and foil
On view
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Untitled (Individual element from the Healing Machine)
Artist
Dateca. 1955-1986
paint, aluminum, copper, foil, wood, and mixed media
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