Lorado’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.

The Solitude of the Soul
Lorado Taft (American, 1860–1936)

Mother and Child
Lorado Taft (American, 1860–1936)

Medal Commemorating James Whitcomb Riley
Lorado Taft (American, 1860–1936)

Medal Commemorating James Whitcomb Riley
Lorado Taft (American, 1860–1936)

Lorado Taft Bronze
Thomas Knudtson American, born 1939

Lorado Taft Collection
Lorado Taft (1860-1936)

President William H. Taft
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Holy Rosary Cemetery and Union Carbide Complex, Taft, Louisiana, from the series "Cancer Alley"
Richard Misrach American, born 1949

Taft and Ohio
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago

American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673