Untitled by Alma Thomas https://www.nga.gov/artworks/174107-untitled
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In an 1876 review, a sarcastic critic referred to participants in the second Impressionist exhibition as „five or six lunatics—among them a woman—a group of unfortunate creatures.“ Berthe Morisot is the woman to whom he alluded. Morisot, an original member of the group, showed in seven of its eight exhibitions and contributed financially to sustain the impressionist movement.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 10, repro. pl.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 13, repro. pl.
The Lackawanna Valley in northeastern Pennsylvania was home to the Lenni-Lenape peoples for centuries before the arrival of Europeans. The word Lackawanna comes from a Lenape term meaning “stream that forks,� which describes the Lackawanna River.
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 90, repro., as Mrs. J.B.
Fleeing the violence of the American Revolution, John Singleton Copley and his family settled in London in 1775. While Copley (standing at top left) tried to remain neutral, his father-in-law Richard Clarke (seated in front of the artist) supported the British.
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 11, repro. pl.
Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century , pages 265-266, 268-270, and 277-279, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf
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