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Friends of American Art

This catalog gathers 18 public-domain works assembled in the Friends of American Art collection. Every work is held by Art Institute of Chicago.

  1. The Fates Gathering in the Stars The Fates Gathering in the Stars Elihu Vedder · 1887
  2. Young Woman in Black Young Woman in Black Robert Henri · 1902
  3. Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams Thomas Eakins · 1899
  4. A Holiday A Holiday Edward Henry Potthast · 1915
  5. The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy John Singer Sargent · 1907
  6. Icebound Icebound John Henry Twachtman · 1889
  7. At Mouquin's At Mouquin's William James Glackens · 1905
  8. Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony) Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony) John Singer Sargent · 1880
  9. On the Seine On the Seine Homer Dodge Martin · 1895
  10. Distant View of Niagara Falls Distant View of Niagara Falls Thomas Cole · 1830
  11. Just Dessert Just Dessert William Harnett · 1891
  12. The Winter Sun The Winter Sun Symons · 1909
  13. Nantasket Beach Nantasket Beach Emil Carlsen · 1876
  14. Toning the Bell Toning the Bell Walter Shirlaw · 1874
  15. The Valley of Arconville The Valley of Arconville Theodore Robinson · 1887
  16. Love of Winter Love of Winter George Bellows · 1914
  17. On the Bank On the Bank Frederick Carl Frieseke · 1915
  18. The Artist in His Studio The Artist in His Studio James McNeill Whistler · 1866

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Collection of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.