Artist
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Mrs. Howard C. Blake
132130
Works
Modernism
Style
Mrs.’s work is defined by its modernism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Selected works
132130 pieces
Upholstery Fabric for the Fisher Theater
Designed by Mrs. Howard C. Blake (American) for Anker S. Graven and Arthur Guy Mayger Architectural Firm (American, active c. 1891–1948) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Two Border Fragments
Spain
The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV
William Blake English, 1757-1827
Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from The Pastorals of Virgil
William Blake English, 1757-1827
Primordial Pool
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
Miniature Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Greek; probably Campania, Italy
Thenot Under Fruit Tree, from The Pastorals of Virgil
William Blake English, 1757-1827
A Rolling Stone is Ever Bare of Moss, from The Pastorals of Virgil
William Blake English, 1757-1827
April Reflection
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
Colinet's Journey: Milestone Marked LXII Miles to London, from The Pastorals of Virgil
William Blake English, 1757-1827
Teacup, Coffee Cup, and Saucer
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Warmstry House Period, 1751–1783) Worcester, England, founded 1751
Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, Lightfoot in Background, from The Pastorals of Virgil
William Blake English, 1757-1827
Abstraction on Concrete
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
"A" and the Carpenter I
Sam Gilliam American, 1933-2022
Colinet Departs in Sorrow: Riven Trunk at Right, from The Pastorals of Virgil
William Blake English, 1757-1827
![Untitled [Broken Glass]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/2704c1e0-fc94-ad60-43b1-5eb56bd236ab/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Untitled [Broken Glass]
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
![Untitled [Pebbles on Sand]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0859edde-bde3-b782-dfaa-8e87269df783/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Untitled [Pebbles on Sand]
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
A Group of Houses and Figures
Lyonel Feininger American, 1871–1956
Industry
Charles Sheeler American, 1883–1965
Fragment (Border)
Paracas Necropolis Peru, south coast, Paracas Peninsula