Major’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Come Out at Easter
Major (probably English, 20th century) printed by The Baynard Press published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited

Quilt Top
Susan Major (1843-1926) Probably Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

The Major's Daughter
Joseph Swain (English, 1820-1909) after James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

The Mexican Major
Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909)

Quilt Top
Susan Major (1843-1926) Probably Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Major-General Henry Dearborn
Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828)

St. James Major, from Apostles
Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491

Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley
George Cope American, 1855–1929

Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin
Maker unknown (Mexica, Aztec) Probably Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), Mexico

Frederick Douglass
Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

Calf's Head and Ox Tongue
Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)

Female Face Mask (Mwana Pwo)
Chokwe Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa

Saint James Major
After Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino Italian, 1503-1540

Head (Uhunmwun Elao)
Edo, Kingdom of Benin Nigeria Coastal West Africa

Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers
Jean Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755)

Cauldron
China

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)
Olowe of Ise (died 1938) Yòrùbá: Èkìtì; Ikere, Nigeria Coastal West Africa

Hatra I
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

Cobra Chair
Designed by Carlo Bugatti Italian, 1856-1940 Italy