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Langston Hughes (1925) is het schilderij van Leon Underwood dat de meeste aandacht trekt; het origineel bevindt zich in het National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.. Daarna gaat de blik naar The Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis in the background (1897) en Belgian children made orphans by the war (1915). Van de 20 werken van Leon Underwood in onze catalogus zijn dit de 19 bekendste, elk een uniek origineel gepresenteerd met het jaar, het museum en de reden waarom het blijft voortbestaan.
In this evocative black and white photograph from 1925, we are invited into a profound moment of stillness that transcends mere documentation. The subject, the legendary poet Langston Hughes, is captured in a pose of quiet dignity, wearing a uniform and hat that suggest a life shaped by both service and the weight of history. There is an undeniable gravity to his gaze, a sense of a man standing at…
In the quiet, monochromatic depths of "Father and son in the Patras harbour," we are transported back to the year 1897, a time when the world moved at a more deliberate pace. This evocative piece captures a fleeting moment of human connection set against the industrious backdrop of a Greek port. The composition centers on two figures, a father and his son, whose presence anchors the scene with a sense…
In the vast tapestry of early twentieth-century history, few images possess the raw, rhythmic power found in this evocative stereograph from 1919. Captured through the lens of the Keystone View Company, the scene depicts the legendary Colored Veterans of the 15th Regiment—famously known as the 369th Infantry, or the "Harlem Hellfighters"—marching with unwavering dignity up Fifth Avenue in New York City. This is not merely a photograph; it is a…
By 1928 Earhart was living in Boston, where she worked at a settlement house for immigrants. She continued to fly on weekends and also served as a sales representative for Kinner aircraft. That April she received a telephone call that would change her life forever. Amy Guest (1873–1959), a wealthy American who lived in England, had recently bought a trimotor plane that she named the Friendship and wished to underwrite…
Amelia Earhart1937 · National Portrait Gallery
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Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt1935 · National Portrait Gallery
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Amelia Earhart (with George Palmer Putnam)1932 · National Portrait Gallery
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Untitled (107)
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Untitled (544)
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Untitled (582)
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Untitled (437)
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Totem to the artist, (1930)
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Bronze figure
De vier onderwerpen die het meest voorkomen in deze originelen, elk met zijn mooiste voorbeeld.
De 4 musea met de meeste schilderijen op deze pagina.
| Museum | Stad | Werken van Leon Underwood | Schilderijen uit deze lijst |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Portrait Gallery |
Washington, D.C. | 5 | Langston Hughes, Amelia Earhart, Amelia Earhart |
 Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization |
Athene | 4 | The Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis in the background, Father and son in the Patras harbour, The Lion Gate at Mycenae |
 Alexandra Palace |
Londen | 1 | Belgian children made orphans by the war |
 National Museum of African American History and Culture |
Washington, D.C. | 1 | V19244--Colored Veterans of the 15th Regt. 369th Infantry, Marching up Fifth Avenue, New York City |
Kies een decennium om het origineel te zien dat dit tijdperk definieert.
In this evocative black and white photograph from 1925, we are invited into a profound moment of stillness that transcends mere documentation. The subject, the legendary poet Langston Hughes, is captured in a pose of quiet dignity, wearing a uniform and hat that suggest a life shaped by both service and the weight of history. There is an undeniable gravity to his gaze, a sense of a man standing at…
To locate tiny Howland Island, Earhart and Fred Noonan expected to communicate with the Itasca, a United States Coast Guard cutter that President Roosevelt agreed to locate near the island for assistance. Although the cutter received messages, at first faint but then clearer and stronger, communication ultimately failed. Upon learning that the pair had not arrived, Roosevelt ordered a massive sea and air search that went on for more than…
Langston Hughes (1925), National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.. The Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis in the background (1897) en Belgian children made orphans by the war (1915) volgen.
35 jaar oud: Langston Hughes dateert uit 1925, en Leon Underwood werd geboren in 1890.
Langston Hughes, The Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis in the background, Belgian children made orphans by the war, Father and son in the Patras harbour, V19244--Colored Veterans of the 15th Regt. 369th Infantry, Marching up Fifth Avenue, New York City, The Lion Gate at Mycenae, The archaeological site at Epidaurus, Untitled (245), Untitled (920) en Amelia Earhart. De bovenstaande ranglijst vermeldt het jaar en het museum van elk werk.
Onze catalogus bevat 20 werken van Leon Underwood, daterend van 1915 tot 1937.
Voornamelijk in National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization (Athene) en Alexandra Palace (Londen). De bovenstaande museumtabel bevat een volledig overzicht.
In 1930s: 3 van de 19 werken op deze pagina werden toen gemaakt, waaronder Amelia Earhart.
Op deze pagina is het vroegste Belgian children made orphans by the war (1915) en het laatste Amelia Earhart (1937).
Stereoscopic view (2), People (2) en Black and white (2), verspreid over de 19 werken op deze pagina.
Black and White Photography, voor 3 van de 19 werken op deze pagina.
Langston Hughes, Amelia Earhart en Amelia Earhart: het National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. herbergt 5 van de werken op deze pagina.
