Folly or Saintliness

Ethel Reed, Folly or Saintliness, 1895, heliotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.5.3
Ethel Reed, Folly or Saintliness, 1895, heliotype on paper, sheet: 20 3⁄8 x 14 7⁄8 in. (51.6 x 37.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.5.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Folly or Saintliness
Artist
Printer
Heliotype Printing Company
Publisher
Lamson Wolffe and Co.
Date
1895
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 20 3⁄8 x 14 7⁄8 in. (51.6 x 37.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
heliotype on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Literature — Echegaray — Folly or Saintliness
  • Allegory — religion — good and evil
  • Still life — flower — poppy
  • Figure female
Object Number
1976.5.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.5.3

Works by this artist (4 items)

Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.4
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view
Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.3
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view
Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.2
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view
Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.1
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view

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