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Mystic Night
Millard Owen Sheets American, 1907-1989

Untitled
Laura Owens American, born 1970

Armchair
Designed by Owen Jones (born England, 1809–1874) Made by Jackson & Graham (c. 1840–85) London

Sheet of Sketches
Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863

Trees
Richard Owen American, 20th century

Sutherland
Designed by Owen Jones (English, 1809–1874) Manufactured by Warner, Sillett & Ramm London

"Even when I hated everyone..."
Thompson Owen American, 20th century

Panel
Possibly designed by Owen Jones (English, 1809–1874) Made by Warner, Sillet, and Ramm, 1870–1874 England, Spitalfields or Bethnal Green, Hollybush Gardens

Pitcher
Robert Riddle Jarvie (American, 1865–1941) The Jarvie Shop (American, c. 1900–17) Chicago

The Black Sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

"Top Sheets" Tobacco Premium Quilt
Theresa Zett Smith (American, 1866–1920) Syracuse, New York, United States

Memorial Sheet for Karl Liebknecht
Käthe Kollwitz German, 1867-1945

Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

City Hall Park, New York City
Newton Courtney Owen American, 1896–1959

Bamboo Poetry Sheet
Shibata Zeshin Japanese, 1807-1891

The Shoe Shop
Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones (American, 1885–1968)

Bar-room Scene
William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868)

Sheet of Sketches, No. 3
Alexandre Gabriel Decamps French, 1803-1860

Study Sheet (recto); Untitled (verso)
Paul Klee German, born Switzerland, 1879-1940