Henry Smith

Thomas E. Barratt, Henry Smith, ca. 1854, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Willis R. Adams, 1961.2.1
Thomas E. Barratt, Henry Smith, ca. 1854, watercolor on ivory, sight 1 7⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (4.8 x 4.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Willis R. Adams, 1961.2.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Henry Smith
Artist
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 7⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (4.8 x 4.1 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Willis R. Adams
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Smith, Henry — bust
Object Number
1961.2.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1961.2.1

Artwork Description

This portrait shows a middle-aged man in formal dress, with a high collar and flat cravat typical of the 1840s and 1850s. On the back of the miniature is a plaited lock of hair, a popular token of affection between courting couples.

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me - A Story in 5 Parts, 2012, video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, 2023.9A-G, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me — A Story in 5 Parts
Artist
Date2012
video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, A Woman Observes, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.1, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
A Woman Observes, from the series Constructing History
Artist
Date2008
archival pigment print
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, A Class Ponders the Future, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.6, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
A Class Ponders the Future, from the series Constructing…
Artist
Date2008
archival pigment print
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, The First Major Blow, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.3, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
The First Major Blow, from the series Constructing History
Artist
Date2008
archival pigment print
Not on view

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Date2000
gelatin silver print
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Salvatore Mancini, Remains of Lock, Millville, 2000, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joseph A. Chazan, M.D., 2002.80.6
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Date2000
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Salvatore Mancini, Eel Fisherman, 2000, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joseph A. Chazan, M.D., 2002.80.2
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Date2000
gelatin silver print
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Keith Sharp, Times, from the series Same While Different, 2000, diptych with toned gelatin silver prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2002.77.3A-B, © 2000 Keith Sharp
Times, from the series Same While Different
Artist
Date2000
diptych with toned gelatin silver prints
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