Cafe Megalomania

Richard Merkin, Cafe Megalomania, 1979, charcoal and tempera on paper mounted on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.30.44
Richard Merkin, Cafe Megalomania, 1979, charcoal and tempera on paper mounted on board, sheet: 48 x 60 in. (122.0 x 152.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.30.44

Artwork Details

Title
Cafe Megalomania
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 48 x 60 in. (122.0 x 152.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
charcoal and tempera on paper mounted on board
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Recreation — leisure — smoking
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
  • Architecture — commercial — tavern
Object Number
1985.30.44
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.30.44

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Charles Wellington Furlong, Aanakin's Wives on the March, 1908, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,774
Aanakin’s Wives on the March
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Date1908
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Charles Wellington Furlong, A Titan of the Patagonian Pampas, 1908, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,776
A Titan of the Patagonian Pampas
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Date1908
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Not on view
Charles Wellington Furlong, Onas on the March, 1908, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,775
Onas on the March
Artist
Date1908
oil on canvas
Not on view

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