Smithsonian American Art Museum

Ariadne's Gallery holds 31 works in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection by 20 artists, most made between 1776 and 1937. The best represented artists are Henry Ossawa Tanner, Asher Brown Durand and Joshua Johnson. The main styles are Romanticism, Impressionism and Realism. Compared with the rest of Ariadne's Gallery, these works most often evoke nostalgia and joy.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 32 (collection average 34)
Joy: 50 (collection average 46)
Tension: 45 (collection average 48)
Anger: 21 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 55 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 53 (collection average 48)
Interest: 58 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks

Mrs.George Watson (Elizabeth Oliver) by John Singleton Copley, 1765 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Wonder 30
Mrs. James Smith and Grandson by Charles Willson Peale, 1776 — Joy 65, Interest 66, Sadness 40
Mrs. Richard Alsop by Ralph Earl, 1792 — Tension 70, Anger 35, Wonder 50
Portrait of Mrs. Barbara Baker Murphy by Joshua Johnson, 1810 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy by Joshua Johnson, 1810 — Joy 45, Interest 55, Wonder 45
The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge by Thomas Cole, 1829 — Sadness 85, Nostalgia 90, Tension 90
Bird Nesting by Emanuel Leutze, 1837 — Joy 40, Wonder 40, Sadness 25
Study for The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey by Thomas Cole, 1846 — Nostalgia 66, Sadness 50, Wonder 55
The Girl I Left Behind Me by Eastman Johnson, 1875 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 56, Interest 55
Lamentations over the Death of the First-born of Egypt by Charles Sprague Pearce, 1877 — Sadness 89, Nostalgia 95, Anger 70
La Vachère by Theodore Robinson, c.1888 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 45, Wonder 40
Old Church at Giverny by Theodore Robinson, 1891 — Joy 75, Wonder 70, Interest 74
Minerva in a Chariot by Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1894 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Lions in the Desert by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1898 — Tension 64, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Salome by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900 — Joy 54, Tension 55, Wonder 55
The Spinet by Thomas Dewing, 1902 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Wonder 45
Nude Seated at Her Dressing Table by Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1909 — Interest 60, Sadness 35, Joy 45
Angels Appearing before the Shepherds by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1911 — Wonder 85, Joy 89, Interest 80
Man Leading a Donkey in Front of the Palais de Justice, Tangier by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1912 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Sadness 45
Fishermen at Sea by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1914 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Sadness 45
Scene in Central Park by Leon Kroll, 1922 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Anger 30
The Farmer's Kitchen by Ivan Albright, 1934 — Anger 60, Nostalgia 80, Sadness 70
Self-Portrait with Pipe by William H. Johnson, 1937 — Joy 65, Interest 68, Wonder 50
The Wave by Willem de Kooning, c.1942 - c.1944 — Anger 55, Interest 80, Tension 65
Blue and Ochre by Richards Ruben — Anger 40, Nostalgia 60, Wonder 55
Dover Plain, Dutchess County, New York by Asher Brown Durand — Wonder 65, Nostalgia 55, Sadness 40
Drawing with Blue by Richards Ruben — Nostalgia 70, Anger 45, Sadness 50
Georgianna Frances Adams by Asher Brown Durand — Nostalgia 75, Joy 71, Interest 65
Mary Louisa Adams by Asher Brown Durand — Nostalgia 75, Joy 70, Interest 65
Sailboat, Rockport by Betty Parsons — Joy 70, Interest 69, Wonder 61
Woodland Glen by Asher Brown Durand — Nostalgia 60, Joy 55, Interest 60

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