Arthur Wesley Dow

American · 1857–1922 · Painter, Printmaker

Arthur Wesley Dow was an American painter, printmaker, photographer and an arts educator. (Wikipedia)

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Arthur Wesley Dow was an American painter, printmaker, photographer and an arts educator.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1857, IpswichDied 1922, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, PhotographerWikidata Q711974 ↗ULAN 500006205 ↗Museum works 23

Arts and Crafts movementJaponismePont-Aven School

Also known as A. W. Dow, Arthur Dow, Arthur W. Dow

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Arthur Wesley Dow, "The Derelict" or "The Lost Boat" — **"The Derelict" or "The Lost Boat"**1916 · Color woodcut; trial proof of single color block
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Dowd-Gallogly Family and Allan E.…

Arthur Wesley Dow, Nabby's Point — **Nabby's Point**ca. 1913 · Color woodcut on cream paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Dowd-Gallogly Family and Allan E.…

Arthur Wesley Dow, Lily — **Lily**1898 · Color woodcut; first proof
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Morse Family Foundation Fund, 2016 — Open…

Arthur Wesley Dow, Haystacks, Ipswich — **Haystacks, Ipswich**c. 1894 · platinum print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Diana and Mallory Walker Fund — Open Acc…

Arthur Wesley Dow, Wellfleet, Cape Cod — **Wellfleet, Cape Cod**1904 · cyanotype
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon — Open Acce…

Arthur Wesley Dow, Marsh Creek — **Marsh Creek**c. 1914 · color woodcut on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Arthur Wesley Dow, The Hill beyond the Marsh — **The Hill beyond the Marsh**1905
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Arthur Wesley Dow, Boats at Rest — **Boats at Rest**1895
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Art Institute of Chicago

Arthur Wesley Dow, The Hill Field — **The Hill Field**1909
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Arthur Wesley Dow, Brittany Farm — **Brittany Farm**1885
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Arthur Wesley Dow, The Destroyer — **The Destroyer**1911
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art

Arthur Wesley Dow, Modern Art — **Modern Art**1895
Poster Section ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Poster Section

Arthur Wesley Dow, Lavender and Green — **Lavender and Green**1912
Dayton Art Institute ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dayton Art Institute

Arthur Wesley Dow, Dragon and Orchard — **Dragon and Orchard**c. 1908 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from funds of various donors to the Department …

Arthur Wesley Dow, Moonrise — **Moonrise**c. 1915 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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