L.’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Untitled (Portrait of a Man)
L. H. Hale American, 1823-1885

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)
L. H. Hale American, 1823-1885

Untitled (Portrait of Sarah Preston)
L. H. Hale American, 1823-1885

Untitled (Portrait of Thomas Preston)
L. H. Hale American, 1823-1885

Untitled (Portrait of a Boy)
L. H. Hale American, 1823-1885

Untitled (Portrait of Harriet and Catherine Hubbard)
L. H. Hale American, 1823-1885

Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the Barriers
Italian, Milan

Twilight
Hale Woodruff (American, 1900–1980)

Armor for Heavy Calvary (Cuirassier)
Italian; Milan

Seven Panels and Index
Hanne Darboven German, 1941–2009

The Jazz Wall
Marisol (Marisol Escobar) American, born France, 1930-2016

Three-Quarter Composite Armor for the Infantry
German, Nuremberg

Wu Street
Xu Bing and Ai Weiwei Chinese, born 1955 and 1957

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Wang Meng (c. 1308-1385)
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Revised Panoramic View of Yokohama (Saikai Yokohama fukei)
Utagawa Sadahide Japanese, 1807-1873

Poet's Pitcher
Designed by Karl L. H. Müller (American, born Germany, 1820–1887) Union Porcelain Works (American, 1863–c. 1922) Greenpoint, New York

Blast Furnaces, Heads, Frontal Views
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007) and Hilla Becher (German, 1934-2015)

Bar Pitcher
Karl L.H. Müller (American, 1820–1887) Union Porcelain Works (American, 1863–c. 1922) Greenpoint, New York

Urns (Set of 8)
Thomas Schutte German, born 1954

Nathan Hale
Frederick W. MacMonnies (American, 1863–1937) Cast by E. Gruet Jeune Foundry (French, 1891–1904)