Artist

Elaine Mayes

born Berkeley, CA 1936
Born
Berkeley, California, United States
Active in
  • Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
  • New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Benjamin Trott, John Cleves Short, 19th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.48
John Cleves Short
Artist
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Benjamin Trott, Anne Hume Shippen, ca. 1796, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.1
Anne Hume Shippen
Artist
Dateca. 1796
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Benjamin Trott, Jane Stone, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1934.11.1
Jane Stone
Artist
Dateca. 1805
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Benjamin Trott, Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B., ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.4
Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B.
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1985.53.1 - SAAM-1985.53.1_1 - 82364
Landscapes In Passing: Photographs by Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick, and Elaine Mayes
July 25, 2013–February 23, 2014
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The American landscape has inspired generations of artists, but the 48 photographs in this presentation— by Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick and Elaine Mayes— are a far cry from traditional representations of the subject.