Three Centuries of American Prints

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

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View from Fishkill Looking to West Point (1821-1825), John Hill. Image courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington, Donald and Nancy de Laski Fund

From the National Gallery of Art

Since opening in 1941, the Gallery has amassed an outstanding collection of American prints representing the history of American art from the early 18th century to the present. Timed to coincide with the Gallery’s 75th anniversary, this first comprehensive exhibition of American prints to encompass three centuries will highlight some 160 works from the Gallery’s collection, from John Simon’s Four Indian Kings (1710) to Kara Walker’s no world (2010). Read more.

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Woman Bathing (1890-1891), Mary Cassatt. Image courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald

American White Pelican (1836), Robert Havell after John James Audubon. Image courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of the Maquas (after 1710), John Simon after John Verelst. Image courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Fund

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