Artist

Walter Shirlaw

born Paisley, Scotland 1838-died Madrid, Spain 1909
Frank Duveneck, <i>Walter Shirlaw</i>, ca. 1873, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum,Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw 1913.11.5.
Frank Duveneck, Walter Shirlaw, ca. 1873, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum,Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw 1913.11.5.
Born
Paisley, Scotland
Died
Madrid, Spain
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (40 items)

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Carl Van Vechten, Richard Wright, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1939, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.164, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Richard Wright, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1939, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, James Baldwin, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1955, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.159, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
James Baldwin, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1955, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Ethel Waters, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1932, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.145, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Ethel Waters, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black…
Artist
Date1932, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Bessie Smith, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1936, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.143, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Bessie Smith, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black…
Artist
Date1936, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view