(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation

Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.38
Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil and watercolor on paper, sheet: 13 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 in. (33.8 x 26.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.38
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Artwork Details

Title
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation
Artist
Date
1883-1884
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 in. (33.8 x 26.6 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson
Mediums
Mediums Description
chalk, pencil and watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
  • Landscape — celestial — star
  • Animal — bird — eagle
  • Landscape — rocks
  • Landscape — time — night
Object Number
1978.108.38
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.108.38

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Frank Raymond, State and Lake Streets, Chicago, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.261
State and Lake Streets, Chicago
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Frank Raymond, Medinah Athletic Club, Chicago, 1929, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.262
Medinah Athletic Club, Chicago
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Date1929
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Frank Raymond, Site of Old Fort Dearborn, 1925, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.263
Site of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date1925
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Frank Raymond, Chicago River, 1911, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.260
Chicago River
Artist
Date1911
etching
Not on view

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