Lethe

Romaine Brooks, Lethe, 1930, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.4
Romaine Brooks, Lethe, 1930, pencil on paper, sheet: 12 1⁄8 x 8 7⁄8 in. (30.8 x 22.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.4

Artwork Details

Title
Lethe
Artist
Date
1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 1⁄8 x 8 7⁄8 in. (30.8 x 22.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — place — rivers
  • Mythology — classical — Lethe River
  • Figure group
Object Number
1968.90.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.90.4

Works by this artist (65 items)

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Romaine Brooks, Angels Feed the Saint's Donkey, 1930, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.12
Angels Feed the Saint’s Donkey
Artist
Date1930
pencil on paper
Not on view
Romaine Brooks, Master Pig, ca. 1930, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.21
Master Pig
Artist
Dateca. 1930
pencil on paper
Not on view
Romaine Brooks, Unity of Good and Evil (Unite du Bien et du Mal), 1930-1934, pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.25
Unity of Good and Evil (Unite du Bien et du Mal)
Artist
Date1930-1934
pencil on paperboard
Not on view
Romaine Brooks, Sorrow of Rebirth, ca. 1930, pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.18.20
Sorrow of Rebirth
Artist
Dateca. 1930
pencil on paperboard
Not on view

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