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Sabalauska-Summer Breeze--cropped.jpg
Summer Breeze depicts a rural landscape arranged across a shallow but continuous picture plane. In the foreground, a pale dirt path curves from the lower right corner toward the center of the composition, cutting through an open field of grass. The…

Pytlak-Uptown--cropped.jpg
Uptowndepicts an urban street scene dominated by an elevated railway structure that extends diagonally across the composition. The green metal platform is supported by vertical columns and railings, forming a geometric framework above the street. A…

Rites-Still Life With Cigarette--cropped.jpg
At the threshold between rooms, receding to a corner, we see flowers, a curtain, and a cigarette burning on an ash tray. Some objects appear to be there simply for their decorative patterns. Rites uses non-naturalistic colors like bright reds and…

Howland-Still Life With Flowers--cropped.jpg

Chichester-Spring Landscape--cropped.jpg
Cecil Chichester’s Spring Landscape is an oil painting depicting birch trees set against rolling blue hills. There are no people or animals present in the image, making it entirely focused on nature. The lighting is soft, with the sun shining through…

Powell-A Peaceful Valley--cropped.jpg
Powell depicts a calm, rural landscape, with a flowing stream that starts in the foreground and curves across the canvas. The colors of the work become hazier, and brushstrokes become more organic as the eye moves from the foreground to the…

Rico-Evening Meal--cropped.jpg

Abelman-Portia--cropped.jpg
We see a younger person in a self-reflective pose. Abelman's print focuses on the upper body, bringing the viewer close to the subject’s tilted head and raised hand. The delicate lines, subtle light, and shadows highlight the subject’s upper…

Reclaim_The_Records_-_NYC_Potters_Field_Hart_Island_City_Cemetery_-_Burial_Records_1935_0134--cropped.jpg
After a variety of uses, this small island in Long Island Sound first was used as a mass cemetery following the Civil War. It quickly became a burial ground for New York's indigent, then its uses expanded rapidly: a quarantine area during times of…

Burke-He Calleth His Own by Name-Potter's Field--cropped.jpg
Burke’s lithograph depicts an unidentifiable graveyard, set on rolling hills with trees scattered throughout the image. There are small human figures in the background, but the entire print feels desolate and void. Smaller gravestones are visible…
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