Art of the Americas
Our Art of the Americas collection has moved! Fifty-three new galleries are now open, in a new wing devoted to the Art of the Americas, from the Pre-Columbian era through the third quarter of the twentieth century.
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Art of Asia
Among the finest in the Western world, the MFA's collection of Asian art covers the creative achievement of more than half the world's population since 4,000 BC. The collection encompasses Japanese, Chinese, and Indian painting and sculpture; Japanese prints and metalwork; Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese ceramics; and the arts of the Islamic world.
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Sons of Liberty Bowl
1768
Paul Revere, Jr., American, 1734–1818
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The Passage of the Delaware
1819
Thomas Sully, American (born in England), 1783–1872
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100-gun ship of the line
About 1715–19
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Sugar box
about 1680–85
John Coney, American, 1655 or 1656–1722
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Grecian couch
about 1820
Hugh Finlay, American (born in Ireland), 1781–1831
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Grainstack (Sunset)
1891
Claude Monet, French, 1840–1926
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Artist in his Studio
about 1628
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669
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Inkstand
1876
Frédéric Boucheron, French (Paris), 1858–present
Paul Legrand, 1840–1910
Crossville and Glachant, French (Paris), founded in 1861
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Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)
1840
Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775–1851
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Saddle
about 1430–60
Unidentified artist,
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Horse
Early 8th century
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Praudha Adhira Nayika (The Mature Heroine Without Self-Control)
1694 or 1695
Devidasa of Nurpur, active about 1680–1720
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Losang Gyatso, the Fifth Dalai Lama
about 1670–80
Ngag-ddwang Shes-rab,
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Clover
1934
Tateishi Harumi, Japanese, 1906–1994
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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei)
about 1830–31 (Tenpô 1–2)
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760–1849
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), Japanese
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Ifa diviner's necklace (Ikolaba ifa)
Artist Unidentified, African,
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Bark cloth (maro)
early 20th century
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander,
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Chi Wara Headcrest
mid 20th century
Artist Unidentified, African,
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Bowl of a Royal Pipe
early 20th–late 20th century
Artist Unidentified, African,
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Mask (kepong or ges)
late 19th century
Artist unidentified, Melanesian,
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Head of a nobleman (The Josephson Head)
1878–1841 B.C.
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Perfume bottle in the form of a trussed duck or goose
664–525 B.C.
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Bowl (dinos) depicting athletes training
about 430–420 B.C.
Manner of the Dinos Painter,
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Tetradrachm of Naxos with head of Dionysos
about 460 B.C.
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Red Disaster
1963, 1985
Andy Warhol, American, 1928–1987
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The Letting Go
2002
Sarah Sze, American, born in 1969
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If the Double Helix Wakes Up...
2002
Takashi Murakami, Japanese, born in 1962
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Is She Ours?
1990
Louise Lawler, American, born in 1947
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Royal Oak, Michigan
1984
Nicholas Nixon, American, born in 1947
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Estrellita Karsh (horizontal)
1963
Yousuf Karsh, Canadian (born in Turkish Armenia), 1908–2002
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Grand piano
1796
John Broadwood & Son, English, active 1795–1808
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Zither (rudra vina)
probably 1970s
Murari Mohan Adhikari, Indian, 1934–2006
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Shell trumpet (dung-dkar)
1850–1900
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Omnitonic horn
1833
Charles-Joseph Sax, Belgian, 1790–1865
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Mouth organ (symphonium)
about 1830
Charles Wheatstone, English, 1802–1875
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Woman's jacket
about 1610–15, with later alterations
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Man's robe restyled as a Tibetan chuba
17th century
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Embroidered picture
1739
Ann Peartree, American, born in Boston, 1722–1744
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Pictorial quilt
1895–98
Harriet Powers, American, 1837–1910
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John Travolta
1978
Ed Rossbach, American, 1914–2002
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Marjorie Merriweather Post brooch
1929
Oscar Heyman & Bros., American, founded in 1912
Marcus & Co., American, 1892–1941
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Bicycle brooch
mid–1890s
Streeter & Co., LTD, English
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Brooch
1908
John Paul Cooper, English, 1869–1933
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Wreath of oak leaves and acorns
4th century B.C.
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Necklace
about 1958
Art Smith, American, born in Cuba, 1917–1982
Recent Acquisitions
2008
Andrew Raftery, American, born in 1962