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Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills
Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880)

Cows in a Pond at Sunset
Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880)

Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains
Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880)

The Puff of Smoke
Gifford Beal (American, 1879–1956)

East River
Gifford Beal American, 1879-1956

At the Hippodrome
Gifford Beal (American, 1879–1956)

The Valley of Arconville
Theodore Robinson (American, 1852–1896)

Fishing Boats, Rockport
Gifford Beal American, 1879-1956

Seventeenth-Century Interior
Charles Gifford Dyer (American, 1846–1912)

Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Carolling
Henry Peach Robinson English, 1830–1901

Bedcover
Almeda and Lucinda Robinson (American, active early 19th century) Probably Granville, Massachusetts

Richard Bone, Illustration for Spoon River Anthology
Boardman Robinson American, 1876-1952

Sheet of Sketches: Elephant, Horses and Costumes
Gifford Beal American, 1879-1956

Performing Seals and Riders
Gifford Beal American, 1879-1956

Afropick
Sanford Biggers American, born 1970

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Léon Bakst (Russian, born Belarus, 1866–1924) Produced by the Robinson Silk Company for Clingen and Selig (New York) New York, United States

When the Day's Work is Done
Henry Peach Robinson English, 1830–1901

Dawn and Sunset
Henry Peach Robinson English, 1830–1901

Old Trees at Naushon Island
Robert Swain Gifford American, 1840-1905