Washington Crossing the Delaware: The Dream of George Washington

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Alex Katz, Washington Crossing the Delaware: The Dream of George Washington, 1961, plywood assembled and painted in oil, 75 3⁄4 x 36 in. (192.5 x 91.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1979.56.2C

Artwork Details

Title
Washington Crossing the Delaware: The Dream of George Washington
Artist
Date
1961
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
75 3⁄4 x 36 in. (192.5 x 91.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
plywood assembled and painted in oil
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — sign
  • Object — written matter
  • Waterscape — river — Delaware River
Object Number
1979.56.2C
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1979.56.2C

Works by this artist (4 items)

James Surls, Black and White Tipped Flower, 1982, burnt white oak, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift in honor of Adelyn Dohme Breeskin from her friends, 1986.52
Black and White Tipped Flower
Artist
Date1982
burnt white oak
On view
James Surls, Sea Flower, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1977.47.77
Sea Flower
Artist
drawing
Not on view
James Surls, Me, the Axe, and the Wand, 1982, pine, mahogany, oak, hickory and rattan, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Barbara and Donald Zale in honor of George and Julie Tobolowsky and James and Charmaine Surls, 2005.27A-D, © 1982, James Surls
Me, the Axe, and the Wand
Artist
Date1982
pine, mahogany, oak, hickory and rattan
Not on view
James Surls, Sea Flower, 1978, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.76
Sea Flower
Artist
Date1978
pencil on paper
Not on view

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Untitled (Woman and Child)
Artist
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