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Gasoline Alley. Gee old gobbler / King.

Thirteen panel comic strip shows Walt Wallet feeding, then chasing the turkey that he and baby Skeezix have raised for Thanksgiving dinner. Once Walt catches the turkey, Skeezix wails as Walt prepares to chop o... More

Arabian nights Ed Valtman '61 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Editorial cartoon shows Egyptian President Gamal Nasser trying to prevent a beautiful Arab girl in traditional harem dress, labeled "Syria," from escaping from his tent (labeled "U.A.R."). In 1958, in the inte... More

[William Bingham House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Plan]

In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference print (copy photo) also available in LOT 4249 (R).

[Study for "Entry into the forest" mural, Hispanic Division, Library o...

Drawing shows several men, one drinking from a stream, in a forest with a small deer. Gift; Cândido Portinari; 1942 April 6. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress.

Coming Lloyd George, [in] spite of hell and politics / W.A. Rogers.

U.S. soldier resembling Uncle Sam confronting Lloyd George, during war. Public domain scan of a cartoon, military forces, war and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ionic columns defining ballustraded galleries. Interior sectional ele...

Ionic columns defining ballustraded galleries framing draped Venetian window with Corinthian colonettes.

[Man with cigar ice skating] / A.B.F.

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

[Perspective representations of three stairways]

In album: "Principles of Perspective". Album not signed; attribution based on inscription inside cover "Indentified as belonging to Charles Bulfinch, & in his handwriting. Ellen L. Bulfinch, Nov. 13, 1894." Fro... More

The witch and the fat school boy / R.E. Sherwood.

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1937:0027). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Von Nipkin's Defeat" by Boudinot Cole, Harper's young people, 9:761 (Aug. 28, 1888). BAR... More

Pulitzer / O. Herford. Joseph Pulitzer

Caricature of Joseph Pulitzer, full-length, standing, facing left. No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congre... More

William Berryman - Driver, cold morning

Rear view of driver standing, full length, Jamaica. Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT and British Empire and Commonwea... More

William Berryman - Driver, cold morning

The limit / W.A. Rogers. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Uncle Sam and "Enemy Alien" sitting on bench with snake and snail in "Liberty Park." Copyright by New York Herald Company. Pencil sketch of man on verso; not on digital file. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: ... More

Happy as a king / PPW. - Public domain print

Monogram "PPW" on drawing. (DLC/PP-1933:0175). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's young people, 8:292 (March 1, 1887). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

[Gertie the dinosaur standing on a cliff edge looking at a mastodon]

Cel from "Gertie the dinosaur", one of the earliest animated films, listed on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress. Forms part of: Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (Library of Congress)... More

History of Mons. Lajaunisse or the pic nic / J.B. Sparke.

Drawings depict the experiences of Mr. Lajaunisse just prior to and following the receipt of an invitation to a picnic from his friend L'Embêtant. Gift; J. Arthur Wood, Jr.; 2003; (DLC/PP-2003:120). Several pa... More

History of Mons. Lajaunisse or the pic nic / J.B. Sparke.

[Paris receiving the golden apple from Hermes]

The subject of this drawing is Hermes handing the golden apple of the Hesperides to Paris, who is to judge the greatest beauty among the goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. In return for judging Aphrodite t... More

[Kyōgen play with two characters]

Drawing shows an actor on the left with short sword and holding a fan, on the right is an actor wearing a hat and standing on a bundle with his arms spread, as though about to fly. Signature or inscription in ... More

William Berryman - [Large banana or plantain tree]

Title from finding aid. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

[Squares] - Architectural drawing, public domain image

Signal tower Fort Reno D.C. / Lt. J.R. Underdunk(?), U.S.A. del.

Drawing shows signal tower constructed at Fort Reno in Washington, D.C.

Details dʹune soupape pour un ballon de 5 a 8,000 m. cubes / Charles C...

Scaled design drawing of balloon valve shows 9 captioned views of components and complete assembly. Includes identification key. Tissandier collection.

Flower drawing - Ran - July - Public domain print

Drawing shows an orchid with yellow flowers and long green leaves or fronds.

Mokŭsei o[?] fragr. / Megata. - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows stem with leaves and small flowers. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Sakura cherry - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows branch with leaves and cherry blossoms. Public domain photograph of 19th-century woodblock print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Kiri branch with flowers and leaves] / by Megata Morikaga.

Drawing shows a branch of the Paulownia or Kiri tree with leaves, flowers, and bark. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints... More

Flower drawing - Sakoku - June - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows the pink blossoms of a flower on a segmented stem with leaves. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray colle... More

[A shamisen] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. 1878. From the "Music" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawi... More

[Knife and scissors] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From figure in [blank]. From the "Metal work" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part ... More

Shinto funeral ornaments - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Metal comb with design showing Ebisu, one of the seven lucky gods, ho...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From figure in "Kuwacho Sansui Dzushiki" [i.e., Kachō sansui zushiki]. From the "Metal work" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Form... More

The merchant with his counting frame

Drawing shows a merchant at his business place or office, with an abacus. Unsigned, but probably by Kano, 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David ... More

Stone cutter and tools - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a stone cutter chiseling a piece of stone with several types of tools on the ground next to him. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. 1878. From the "Construction" s... More

[Incense pot and burner] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. '78. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and dra... More

[Religious figure, probably a monk, seated, facing slightly left, hold...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Five styles of tobacco or opium pipes]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner: Kano Dec. '78. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Libra... More

Signs - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two signs with Japanese text hanging from rods. Unsigned, but probably by Kano, 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray colle... More

Saws - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows four types of hand saws. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dream - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a boy or young man sitting on the back of a bull lying on the ground; the boy is playing a flute and has a sieve-like basket and a small sickle with him.

[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Ga...

Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Compare with pencil sket... More

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, New York. Perspective

Architectural drawing for competition to design cathedral. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of ... More

Union of all nations / Th. Nast, 1893.

Patriotic drawing commemorating the Naval Review held in New York Harbor in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The drawing shows a young woman holding a paper labeled "Th... More

Here I am a mile from the North Pole and no cigarettes / Silas.

Nine panel cartoon shows four men near the North Pole desperate for a cigarette. The final panel shows a man waking up from the nightmare and smoking a cigarette. Cartoon is a precursor for McCay's long runnin... More

In her path / C. D. Gibson. - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows female symbol of Democracy kicking the head of a German soldier labeled "Autocracy" off a cliff as an angelic symbol of peace approaches. Title from Life magazine. Illus. in: Life, 1917 November 8... More

Dis-information / Valtman '92. - Public domain portrait drawing

Editorial cartoon drawing showing hands labeled "Russia" stuffing letters that spell "Human Rights in Estonia" into a meat grinder labeled "Dis-Information" and displaying a hammer & sickle "Brand Mark"; as one... More

[Walker guest house, Sanibel Island, Florida. Front. Perspective proje...

Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2004-05. Exhibited: "Paul Rudolph's Walker Guest House" at The Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, Sept... More

E. view of the city of New York, or: 41 S. view of the city of New Yor...

Drawing shows (recto) distant view of New York City, with the Rutgers House in the foreground and the steeple of Trinity Church visible in the background, and (verso) a distant view of New York City, possibly f... More

[William Bingham House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Elevation]

Elevation rendering, features Gibbs surround, Venetian and fanlight windows, decorative panels, and tentative sketches of circular motifs. In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attribu... More

Merit its own reward, or, The best man leads off the squad

Satirical drawing showing a cadet lining up three men in civilian clothes. Drawn when Whistler was a cadet at West Point. Probably from the Alexander Webb album. Signed: J.W. On front, in pencil, lower right, ... More

The trombone players climb the steep belfry stair to blow stately chor...

(DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Christmas in a Town of Festivals" by William Armstrong, Delineator, 89:5 (Dec. 1916). BAR updated record... More

The admiration of the furloughmen

Satirical drawing showing a dandy being admired by a group of cadets. Changes in composition include figures moved or crossed out. Drawn while Whistler was a cadet at West Point. Possibly from the Alexander Web... More

Mr. Grubbs walks in his sleep, and appears for the first and only time...

(DLC/PP-1935:0059). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 40:74-75 (July 24, 1902). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

William Berryman - [Negro man carrying plantains on pole]

Title from finding aid. Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT and British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, England... More

William Berryman - Maverly works and part of Liguanea Mountains

Drawing shows women on a road carrying bundles (of sugar cane?) on their heads with town and mountains in background. Notations on recto: young canes, banks bare of grass, old leaves and cane junks above. Unpu... More

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor

Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More

Studies in expression. While an old gentleman listens to some of his ...

(DLC/PP-1935:0140). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 42:250-251 (Sept. 10, 1903). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

History of Mons. Lajaunisse or the pic nic / J.B. Sparke.

[Bacchus figure seated on a wine barrel with people in the background ...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Fish] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Three monks or travelers lighting a fire beneath a teapot]

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Fox and two hares] - Public domain drawing

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

William Berryman - [Mule loaded with large pack]

Title from finding aid. Notation on verso: "To post, Doctor William Sells, Chapelton, Claren[don]." Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - Mr. Bryan's washerwomen, Dry River

Drawing shows women washing clothes in tubs. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - [View of town]

Title from finding aid. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - Near ferry looking to Span[ish] Town

Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - The breadfruit, Longville

Drawing shows leaf of breadfruit tree with description and dimensions. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

To determine the perspective of squares in various situations [cubes]

John Leech - A row in a city kitchen / JL.

Cartoon shows an uproar in a kitchen. One cook wearing a white jacket attacks another with a large fish. Men dressed in horse costumes joust with each other and other men wave various kitchen utensils. Leech... More

[Wisteria vine with leaves and blossoms] / Megata.

From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Yellow blossoms on stem above leaves of a kin-ran or golden hellebori...

Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Stiff brush, fig. 2 - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Knife or short sword with sheaf]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Soroban (counting frames) - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows an abacus. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. 1878. From the "Education" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part ... More

Steelyard & case - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a portable balance (also known as a stilyard) with tray at one end and counterweight suspended at the opposite end, also cords extending from the top of the bar for hanging the balance; includes c... More

Shō (Ch. mus. inst.) - musician of higher rank

Drawing shows a nobleman playing a sho, a panpipe-like Chinese musical instrument. From the "Music" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints... More

[Bowl on petal-shaped platter with conical base]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. Piece in my collection. From the "Ceramic" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of:... More

Distributing fertilizers - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a person with a shoulder pole carrying two buckets of fertilizer between rows of seedling plants. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From the "Agriculture" s... More

[Carving of a woman, seated, facing front]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. '78. Carved figure of [?] in my collection. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection.... More

[Textile design with flower motif]

Inscribed in pencil in lower left corner: Aya[?] of Ancient & mid. [?]. No. 1. Accompanying text in ink appears along right side of the image. Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: K... More

Vase of Prof. Chaplin[?] Japan - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a vase with painted scene showing a bird on a perch above a table with flower pot and flowers in a vase. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878, vase of Prof. Cha... More

Sketch of bit of restored work on Notre Dame de Paris, restored by Vio...

Drawing of stonework and spires. Title from label pasted to recto.

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows exterior with ornate bay window. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library o... More

[Shakespeare courtship scene(?)] / E.A. Abbey 1889.

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain photograph of erotic art, sexuality, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The last ditch / C. D. Gibson. - Public domain engraving

Drawing shows female symbol of Democracy pushing a German soldier labeled "Militarism" into a ditch in which a skeleton awaits him with open arms. Title from Life magazine. Published in: Life, 1917 March 22, pp... More

Nixon - Drawing. Public domain image.

Caricature of President Richard M. Nixon with folded hands, seated before a microphone in front of an American flag, showing the president making one of his talks to the American people attempting to explain th... More

Bless you my child / O. Herford.

Cartoon showing Uncle Sam holding up ball "prohibition" attached to chain, which is attached to demure young woman on "the Island of Yap." Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet... More

The new intensive Kultur / W.A. Rogers.

Uncle Sam near the U.S. Capitol, walking around helmets labeled "bomb maker," "spy," "passport forger," representing the german spy system. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (L... More

Who shall rule--man or beast? / W.A. Rogers.

Allied powers "England," "France" (Joan of Arc), and "America" (Uncle Sam) attacking approaching mammoth (Germany) with spears. Copyright by New York Herald Company. Variant title on verso: The only issue. (DLC... More

[Four churches. Sections]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Inscriptions below three of the drawings read: "Federal Street" "Octagon, Summer Street" "1st Church, Providence". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has... More

[Man with cigar ice skating] / A.B.F.

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

Triumphal arch, at Milan, Italy

Elevation. In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference print (copy photo) also available in LOT 4249.

[Woman removing jar lid in kitchen] / Edward Penfield.

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Pure Food Campaigns, the Way to Conduct them" by Lewis B. Allyn, Collier's m... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Geometrical diagrams relating to perspective methods by various autho...

Four diagrams showing Miller, Kirby, Priestley, and Jesuit & French methods of perspective; sketch of interior to left. Note at center: "Artist's repository". Perspective sketch of structure with pedimented win... More

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