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Four people donning costumes and masks standing in the foreground of a large grassy field. 
Diane Arbus (American (North American))
Untitled (4)
1970 – 1971
Museum Purchase
1978/1.174

Bruce Davidson
Untitled (Child with a Doll Carriage), from "Welsh Miners"
1981
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kenyon
1983/2.243.3
Two children sit on the right side of the image and a third stands with hands under her apron. It is a very rough sketch with shading around the figures and very little discernable of faces.
Camille Pissarro
Children Talking (Enfants Causant)
1889
Museum Purchase
1963/2.20
A man in a broad-brimmed hat and a moustache sits sketching, his face largely in shadow. Around him are clustered groups of children absorbed in watching him draw. A single figure of a boy, standing slightly apart at the right, gazes out at the viewer.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Title Page for "Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature" or the French Set
1856 – 1858
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.332
A girl with long loose hair stands on a carpet in front of drapery. She is wearing a straw hat and cape over her dress; she is wearing flat shoes with rosettes on the top. She stands facing slightly to the left, although her eyes look at the viewer. Her left hand is not visible and her right hand holds the edge of her cape.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Annie Haden
1860
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.344
An adolescent girl stands facing the viewer; her left leg is behind her and she holds a hoop in her right hand, her right leg steps through the hoop. Her long hair falls to her shoulders and she has bangs. To the right are the words, "I am Flo".
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Florence Leyland
1868 – 1878
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.356
Four girls stand in, adjacent to, or in front of a dark open doorway. The doorway is cropped at the top, focusing on the figures. To the right is the partial view of a window.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Cottage Door
1886
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.395
An open public space dominates the foreground of the image. In that space are several groups of children, particularly at the lower left of the image, a rooster at the lower right, and a water pump at the far side of the square just before the fence. Beyond is a street that recedes into the distance; on either side of the street are picturesque older buildings that face onto the square with banks of windows, overhangs, and steeply pitched rooflines.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Cock and the Pump
1887
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.398
The scene depicts a group of figures marching in the foreground from the left to the right of the composition. A thin sliver of land can be seen in the background. A man in the center carries a scythe over his shoulder. A woman in the center right carries a child on her back.
Käthe Kollwitz (German (culture, style, period))
The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints)
1897
Museum Purchase
1956/1.21
Standing male figure on a round base. The hands rest at the sides and there is a string of glass beads around the neck. The pupils of the eyes consist of metal and on each cheek is a 'V' shaped mark, while the hair is a tall oblong shape with vertical grooves. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Male Twin Figure
1920 – 1930
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. J. Robert Willson.
1985/2.92
Standing human figure on a round base with hands at the sides. The abdomen is marked by triangular grooves and around the waist is a string of beads. There is also a string of beads around the neck, while the forehead has four vertical, incised grooves and the chin has three grooves. This figure also has closed eyes, not seen often on Yoruba twin figures. The hair is in the shape of a knob with vertical incised grooves. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.115
In this idyllic scene, the goddess Parvati offers her husband Shiva a drink, as they enjoy a quiet moment together. Their children, the elephant-headed Ganesha and Skanda, play inside a tent made from the hide of an elephant demon that Shiva had slain. Both parents are clothed in animal skins, the garb of mountain-dwelling ascetics, while Shiva is further adorned with a long necklace of skulls and a snake.
Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Kangra School
Shiva and his family
1790 – 1800
Gift of Dr. Walter R. Parker
1942.4
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