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A list of all the works which Sister Wendy features in the program on the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Portrait of Paul Revere John Singleton Copley, American (1738-1815) 1768 Oil on canvas 85 1/8 x 28 1/2 in. (89.2 x 72.4 cm) Gift of Joseh W. Revere, William B. Revere, and Edward H. R. Revere Acquired in 1930 Sons of Liberty Bowl Paul Revere II, American (1735-1818) 1768 Silver Height 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), diameter of lip 11 in. (27.9 cm) Gift by Subscription and Francis Bartlett Fund Acquired in 1949 Mimbres Bowl Mogollon culture; American, southwestern New Mexico, Mimbres River Valley A.D. 1000-1150 Mimbres classic black-on-white style II, painted earthenware Height: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); diameter: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm) Seth K. Sweetser Fund No. 1 and Gift of the Supporters of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture Acquired in 1990 Mimbres Pot Pablita Concho, American (c. 1900-c. 1990) 1985 Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico Painted earthenware Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm) Gift of a Friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture Acquired in 1985 Scholar's Table Screen with the Image of a Rock Qing dynasty; Chinese 18th century Dali marble with wood stand On loan from Richard Rosenblum Acquired in 1997 Spirit Rock Qing dynasty; Chinese 18th-19th century White-veined lingbi rock with wood stand Private Collection Ink Stone Water Dropper in the Shape of a Peach with a Parrot Southern Song dynasty; Chinese 13th century Qingbai ware, porcelain with "white" glaze and molded decoration Edward S. Morse Memorial Collection Acquired in 1976 Ink Cake with carved Landscape Brush Holder Qing dynasty, Yonghzhen period; Chinese 1723-1735 Carved glass with auspicious symbols in red 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (12 x 11.9 cm) Gift of Paul and Helen Bernat Acquired in 1986 Brush Washer "Rock" Album Hankei, Japanese 1893 Ink on paper Private Collection Acquired in 1997 Settee Wendell Castle, American (1932- ) 1979 Cherry 58 x 36 x 24 in. (147.3 x 91.4 x 61 cm) Purchased through funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Gillette Corporation Acquired in 1979 Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (D'oú venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Oú allons-nous?) Paul Gauguin, French (1848-1903) 1897 Oil on canvas 54 3/4 x 147 1/2 in. (139.1 x 374.6 cm) Tompkins Collection Acquired in 1936 Yakshi (Torso of a Fertility Goddess) Central Indian, Madya Pradesh, Sanchi, from a gateway of the Great Stupa (Stupa 1) c. 25 B.C.- A.D. 25 Sandstone Height: 28 3/8 in. (72 cm ) Denman Waldo Ross Collection Acquired in 1929 Grand Piano Piano designed by John Broadwood and Son, English, active 1795-1808 Cameos and medallions designed by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) Case decoration by Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806) 1796 Veneered case of satinwood, tulipwood, and purpleheart with Wedgwood cameos and medallions Piano: 97 7/8 x 43 7/8 x 35 7/8 in. (248.7 x 111.5 x 91.2 cm) Detail of lilac Wedgwood medallion: c. 3 in. across (7.6 cm) George Alfred Cluett Collection, given by Florence Cluett Chambers Acquired in 1985 The Oak Hill Parlor Elizabeth Derby West's Home in Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 1800-1801 Acquired in 1922 White Rose with Larkspur, No. 2 Georgia O'Keeffe, American (1887-1986) 1927 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Henry H. and Zoë Oliver Sherman Fund Acquired in 1980 A Portrait -- Georgia O'Keeffe Alfred Stieglitz, American (1864-1946) 1918 Palladium print 9 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.3 x 19.1 cm) Gift of Alfred Stieglitz The Garden Tenshin-en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven) Dedicated on October 24, 1988, to the memory of Okakuru Kakuzo Donated by the Nippon Television Network Corporation, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Yosoji Kobayashi Approaching Storm: Beach Near Newport Martin Johnson Heade, American (1819-1904) 1867 Oil on canvas 28 x 58 1 /4 in. (71.1 x 148 cm) Gift of Mrs. Maxim Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-1865 Acquired in 1945 Seven Forms Dale Chihuly, American (1941- ) 1982 Glass Basket Form 2 x 7 in. (5.1 x 17.8 cm); Four Basket Forms, large basket: 6 1/8 x 23 x 24 1/2 in. (15.5 x 58.4 x 62.2 cm), three baskets within: 8 x 4 x 3 5/8 in. (20.3 x 10.1 x 14.3 cm), 8 1/2 x 14 x 10 in. (21.6 x 35.5 x 25.4 cm), 7 x 14 x 10 1/2 in. (17.8 x 35.5 x 26.6 cm); Pouch Form 6 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (15.2 x 14 x 11.4 cm); Sea Urchin Form 2 x 7 in. (5.1 x 17.8 cm) Gift of Michael J. Bove III Acquired in 1983 Glass V Roy Lichtenstein, American (1923-1997) 1978 Painted and patinated bronze 69 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (177.2 x 67.3 x 45.1 cm) Private Collection Acquired in 1986 Bowl Northern Qi dynasty; Chinese Late 6th century Stoneware with light yellow glaze over white slip Height 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm), diameter of mouth 5 1 /8 in. (13 cm) Helen S. Coolidge Fund Acquired in 1990 Jar Tang dynasty; Chinese A.D. 700-750 Glazed earthenware with geometric decoration in cobalt blue and copper green Height 11 in. (28.2 cm), diameter 10 1/4 in. (26.9 cm) Charles B. Hoyt Collection Acquired c. 1950 Tea Bowl Southern Song dynasty; Chinese Late 12th century Jizhou stoneware with mottled black and brown glazes, and reserved decoration of bird and flower Diameter of mouth 5 78 in. (14.9 cm) William Sturgis Bigelow Collection Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino El Greco, Greek (1541-1614) 1609 Oil on canvas 44 1/8 x 33 7/8 in. (112 x 86.1 cm) Isaac Sweetser Fund Acquired in 1904 The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit John Singer Sargent, American (1856-1925) 1882 Oil on canvas 87 3/8 x 87 5/8 in. (221.9 x 222.6 cm) Gift of Mary Louisa Boit, Julia Overing Boit, Jane Hubbard Boit, and Florence D. Boit in memory of their father, Edward Darley Boit Acquired in 1919 Chest-on-Chest John Cogswell, American (1738-1818) 1782 Mahogany and white pine 89 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (227.3 x 110.5 x 59.7 cm) William Francis Warden Fund Acquired in 1973 |
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