Bradley Smith Collection (#18)

MEXICO: IXMIQUILPAN FRESCO. Fresco painting depicting a fanciful battle scene between Aztec warriors, combining European realism with a native Mexican syle of color and abstract design

GUATEMALA: MAYAN VASE. Mayan vase, c900 A. D. from the ruins of Uaxactun, in present-day Pet n, Guatemala
GUATEMALA: MAYAN VASE. Mayan vase, c900 A.D. from the ruins of Uaxactun, in present-day Pet© n, Guatemala

MEXICO: TOTONAC FIGURES. Ceramic figure of a woman washing a mans hair. Both show evidence of head elongation. From the Totonac culture of east-central Mexico, c200 B.C

MORA: MORNING NEWS, c1912. Morning News. Oil on canvas by American (Uruguayan-born) artist Francis Luis Mora, c1912

CHINA: NEOLITHIC SCULPTURE. Jade sculpture of a bird from the Neolithic Era, c1500 B. C. China
CHINA: NEOLITHIC SCULPTURE. Jade sculpture of a bird from the Neolithic Era, c1500 B.C. China

PALEOLITHIC TOOL. Native American carved bone tool

SPAIN: PALM-READING. La vida Madrilena romantica: buenaventura en la porteria. Oil on canvas, Spanish, 19th century

EDO: BANK, c1873. Commercial bank, the first in Japan, owned by the Mitsui family in the center of Edo. Woodblock print, c1873, by Ando Hiroshige

PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO, c1878. Wedding Party at a Photographers Studio. Oil on canvas, 1878-9, by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret

CAVALRY FLAG, 19th CENTURY. U. S. Cavalry flag, 19th century
CAVALRY FLAG, 19th CENTURY. U.S. Cavalry flag, 19th century

GOYA: GUITARIST. El Majo de la Guitarra. Oil on canvas, 1786, by Francisco Goya

ESCORIAL: TAPESTRY. Tapestry depicting astronomy at the Escorial Palace, Spain, 16th century

HENRY II (1519-1559). King of France, 1547-1559. Oil on canvas, c1523, possibly by Jean Clouet

WHALING SHIP, c1860. Whaling Off the Coast of California. Chalk drawing on board by Coleman, a ships mate of the Joseph Grinnel, c1860

A RESCUE AT SEA, c1862. A schooner throws a lifeline to a lifeboat of people. Watercolor by an unknown American artist, c1862

SIGNAC: ST. TROPEZ HARBOR. Oil on canvas, 1899, by Paul Signac

DENNY: HAY SCHOONER, 1871. A hay schooner in the San Francisco Bay. Oil on canvas by Gideon Jacques Denny, 1871

SPANISH WARSHIP, c1900. Oil on canvas, c1900

PARIS: BILLIARDS, 1725. A public billiards room in Paris attended by members of the bourgeoisie. Oil on canvas, 1725, attributed to Jean-Baptiste Chardin

BENTON: FIELD WORKERS, 1945. Field workers picking cotton. Oil on canvas by Thomas Hart Benton, 1945

PARIS: SALON, 1755. A group of artists and writers listen to the first reading of the play the Chinese Orphan by Voltaire at the salon of Marie Therese Rodet Geoffrin, Hotel Rambouillet, Paris

LEIF ERICSSON (c970-1020). Leif Ericsson, Norse explorer, discovers America. Oil on canvas by Christian Krohg, c1893

FRANCE: COMEDY, 1670. French and Italian actors on stage in a slapstick comedy at the Theatre Royal, Paris, France; a row of candles in the foreground and crystal chandeliers provide the lighting

MUSIC, 17th CENTURY. Three singers with their accompanists and their song books illustrate the sense of hearing. Oil on canvas, 17th century, after a lithograph by Abraham Bosse

PARIS: COMEDIE FRANCAIS. Between the Acts at the Comedie Francaise. Oil on canvas, 1885, by Edouard Joseph Dantan

DEGAS: CONCERT, c1876-77. Cafe-Concert: Les Ambassadeurs. Pastel on monotype, c1876-77, by Edgar Degas

MERIWETHER LEWIS (1774-1809). American explorer. Watercolor by Charles Saint-M min, 1806
MERIWETHER LEWIS (1774-1809). American explorer. Watercolor by Charles Saint-M© min, 1806

MEXICO: CHILDREN, c1850. Girl with a guitar and another with a flower bouquet, in typical mid-19th century Mexican fashion. Oil on canvas by an unknown artist, c1850

ALASKA: HUNTING FLEET, 1896. The Unalaska S. O. Hunting Fleet. Seasonal seal hunting off the coast of Alaska
ALASKA: HUNTING FLEET, 1896. The Unalaska S.O. Hunting Fleet. Seasonal seal hunting off the coast of Alaska. Watercolor by Willie Peterson, 1896

KEY DWELLERS: CAT FIGURE. Seated cat figure, carved wood sculpture from the Key Dweller culture of Key Marco, Florida, c1000-1600 A.D. Height: 15.2 cm

BUSTOS: WORSHIP, 1879. Offering of Atilana Garcia and Nemensio Rico. A family giving thanks to the Virgin Mary
BUSTOS: WORSHIP, 1879. Offering of Atilana García and Nemensio Rico. A family giving thanks to the Virgin Mary. Oil on tin by Hermenegildo Bustos, 1879

MAYAN VASE, 700-900 A. D. Painted ceramic Mayan vase depicting a warrior or priest, from Jaina, Campeche, Mexico
MAYAN VASE, 700-900 A.D. Painted ceramic Mayan vase depicting a warrior or priest, from Jaina, Campeche, Mexico, 700-900 A.D. Height: 16.5 cm

STAGECOACH TRAVEL, 1906. The Narrow Pass. Stagecoach preceded by an armed guard in the American West. Oil on canvas by John Marchand, 1906

SPAIN: HIGUERUELA, 1431. A Christian officer marshals lancers for an attack against Muslim forces at the Battle of Higueruela, Spain, 1 July 1431. Fresco, Spanish, 1431

CIVIL WAR: MERRIMACK, 1862. The sinking of the U. S. S. Cumberland by the Merrimack (C. S. S. Virginia), 8 March 1862
CIVIL WAR: MERRIMACK, 1862. The sinking of the U.S.S. Cumberland by the Merrimack (C.S.S. Virginia), 8 March 1862. Painting by C.S. Raleigh, 1884

AMERICAN EAGLE, 1855. Wooden American eagle and flag, 1855

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, 1870. Arrival of the Versailles troops at the Place de la Concorde, Paris. Oil on canvas, c1872-3, by Gustave Boulanger

MEXICO: POLITICAL CARTOON. I don t know what I have in my eyes! Mexican political cartoon, early 20th century, about U.S. involvement in Mexico around the time of the Mexican Revolution

NAPOLEON: RETREAT, 1812. Crossing the Beresina River in Russia during the retreat of the Grand Army under Napoleon Bonaparte

SPAIN: AUTOMOBILE, 1909. Woman driving an automobile. Oil on canvas, 1909, by Ramon Casas

SPAIN: MEDIEVAL BALLGAME. Batter, pitcher, and fielders in a Spanish game similar to modern baseball. Manuscript illumination, 13th century, from the Cantigas de Alfonso X

Aztec Painting: Snakes
AZTEC PAINTING: SNAKES. Pre-conquest abstract painting of serpents, which were a symbol of life for the Aztecs

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