Langley’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.

Chest of Drawers
Attributed to Langley Boardman (American, 1774–1833) Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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

Tankard
Thomas Danforth Boardman American, 1784–1873 Sherman Boardman American, 1787–1861 Hartford, Connecticut

Wall of Respect, 43rd and Langley, Chicago
Darryl Cowherd American, born 1940

A Porous Space
Deborah Boardman American, 1958-2016

Plate
Boardman and Company American, 1825–27 New York

Fragments
Egypt

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Egypt

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Egypt

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Egypt

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Egypt

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Egypt

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Egypt

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Egypt

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Egypt

Ben Weese Papers
Benjamin H. Weese (1929-) Weese Langley Weese Cynthia Weese (1940-)

Wall of Respect, 43rd and Langley, Chicago
Darryl Cowherd American, born 1940

Plate
Boardman and Company American, 1825–27 New York

Fragment
Egypt

Bookplate: Ex libris Anne Evelyn Boardman
Ralph M. Pearson American, 1883-1958