Demise to Our Own Destruction

William R. Miller, Demise to Our Own Destruction, 2001, colored pencil and gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.65.4
William R. Miller, Demise to Our Own Destruction, 2001, colored pencil and gouache on paper, image and sheet: 11 3⁄4 x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.65.4

Artwork Details

Title
Demise to Our Own Destruction
Artist
Date
2001
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image and sheet: 11 3⁄4 x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
colored pencil and gouache on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Fantasy
  • Animal — dog
  • State of being — evil — temptation
  • Landscape — cemetery
  • Religion — New Testament — Last Judgment
  • Emblem — cross
  • Religion — angel
  • Religion — Satan
  • Object — weapon — dagger
Object Number
2001.65.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2001.65.4

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Edward Bruce, Autumn Fields, ca. 1926-1934?, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.210
Autumn Fields
Artist
Dateca. 1926-1934?
oil on canvas
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Edward Bruce, Yankee Point, ca. 1931-1933, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.213
Yankee Point
Artist
Dateca. 1931-1933
oil on canvas
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Edward Bruce, Bluemont Farm, ca. 1932-1937, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.211
Bluemont Farm
Artist
Dateca. 1932-1937
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Edward Bruce, A Tuscan Farm, ca. 1926-1931, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. William M. Mann, 1979.109
A Tuscan Farm
Artist
Dateca. 1926-1931
oil on wood
Not on view

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Dateca. 1931-1977
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Dateca. 1931-1977
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