Artist: Sir Muirhead Bone (1876 - 1953)
Nationality: Scottish
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Media: Printmaking
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Biography:
Sir Muirhead Bone studied painting and architecture in Glascow before moving to London in 1901. He joined the New English Art Club and in 1916, was the first appointed Official War Artist. In 1920, he helped found the Imperial War Museum and worked again as the Official War artist in World War II.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Muirhead Bone The Solant Drypoint 1920
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Muirhead Bone Portrait of the artist in a hat Drypoint 1908
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Muirhead Bone A Tuscan Farm Drypoint 1912
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Muirhead Bone San Frediano in Castello, Florence Drypoint 1915
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Muirhead Bone Ready for Sea lithograph 1914 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone On the Stocks lithograph 1914 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone Stirling Castle, No. 2 Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Muirhead Bone A Ship-Yard lithograph 1914 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone A Fitting-out Basin lithograph 1914 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone A Work Shop lithograph 1914 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone The Tuscania at Glascow lithograph 1917 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone The Jetty, Gorleston Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Muirhead Bone Reconstructing a Clyde Shipyard lithograph 1917 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone A Ship-yard seen from a big Crane lithograph 1914 - 1918
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Francis Dodd, R.A. Sir Muirhead Bone #2 Drypoint and etching 19th - 20th century
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Muirhead Bone The floor of the train ferry lithograph 1917 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone Lifting an oil tank into a train ferry lithograph 1917 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone Manhattan Excavation (Roosevelt Hotel) Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Muirhead Bone A Roman Aqueduct graphite and wash on paper 19th - 20th century
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Muirhead Bone Frescoes in the Crypt of San Clemente, Rome drawing 19th - 20th century
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Muirhead Bone Salvage men approaching a torpedoed boat Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Muirhead Bone Building a cross channel train ferry lithograph 1917 - 1918
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Muirhead Bone Villas in the Valle Giulia at Rome watercolor wash over graphite and pastel on cream colored laid paper 19th - 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Bone scraper, Kuau or Bala Apa (pig bone) Pig bone, red pigment 19th–early 20th century
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Varney Masalay Dagger bone 20th century
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Anonymous Fan bone and paper circa 1840
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Paul Troubetskoy Snuff box bone 18th century
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Alexander Calder - Vertical Constellation With Yellow Bone 1943 wood, paint, and wir Hirshhorn Museum American
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Robert Dighton Dagger bone early 19th century
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Varney Masalay Nose ornament bone 20th century
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Varney Masalay Nose ornament bone 20th century
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Varney Masalay Nose ornament bone 20th century
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Arthur Putnam Dog with Bone bronze 1904
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Robert Dighton Shaman's charm bone 19th century
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Nicolas Africano Sorcery bone, Kussinda Apa Pig bone 19th–early 20th century
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Sito Conte Woven cap fiber, bone and metal circa 1920
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Ldamie Shaman's charm - Octopus bone 19 - 20th century
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Mark Adams Fan opaque watercolor on paper and ivory or bone circa 1770
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C.R. Larson Fan ostrich feathers and bone or ivory early 20th century
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C.R. Larson Fan gilded paper, bone and glass late 19th century
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C.R. Larson Fan hand-colored lithograph on paper and bone circa 1835
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Robert Dighton Shaman's charm - Killer whale bone 19 - 20th century
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Peter Carl FabergÈ Game box wood with bone inlay late 15th century
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Varney Masalay Knife and sheath metal, leather, and ivory or bone 20th century
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Mark Adams Fan polychrome and gold embroidery, spangles, silk, and bone circa 1810
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Mary Ann (Toots) Zynsky Eating utensil, Hiloi Bone 19th–early 20th century
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Ldamie Hand axe head stone or petrified bone circa 19th century
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C.R. Larson Fan colored lithograph on paper and bone with gold and silver 1870 - 1885
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C.R. Larson Fan hand-colored and gilded lithograph and ivory or bone circa 1865
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C.R. Larson Fan gauze, gold and iridescent paillettes, and bone? with gilt 1880 - 1890
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Duvelleroy Fan (with case) paint on paper, pierced bone with gilt 19th century
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Robert Dighton Shaman's charm - Bear crouching bear bone 19 - 20th century
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K.A. Abrokwah Mosaic skull and jaw bone, stone mosaic and teeth 1350 - 1521
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Judy Kensley McKie Mask Animal bone, wood, mud/clay, ochre, Nassa and cowrie shell 20th century
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Kamanche, ca. 1880 Unknown MakerTehran, Persia (Iran)Wood, metal, bone, gut; L. 45 in. (102.8 cm);
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Robert Dighton Mask of one horned animal painted wood and bone teeth early 20th century
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Antonio ClavÈ Fan: "The Promenade" hand-colored lithograph on paper, bone, and mother-of-pearl circa 1840
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Jean Baptiste Huet Fan: Marche aux Fleurs opaque watercolor on silk and pierced and painted bone late 19th century
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Guitar, ca. 1630-1650 Attributed to Matteo SellasVenice, ItalyWood, bone, various materials; Total L. 37 5/8
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Mary Ann (Toots) Zynsky Eagle finial from lime spatula, Ava toop Cassowary bone, pigment, tassels, circlet of shell discs 19th–early 20th century
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Charles Green Shaw War Dagger Cassowary bone 20th century
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Duvelleroy Fan: Shepherd and Shepherdess opaque watercolor on paper, painted bone with mother of pearl and gilt 1730 - 1740
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Hope A child tricks a tramp with a bone on a string. Gillotype 19th - 20th century
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Judy Kensley McKie Dagger, Amia ava Cassowary leg bone 19th–early 20th century
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Artist: Pare Title: Fetish Container Date: about 1920 - 1930 Medium: wood, bone, metal, animal
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Fan France, about 1790 Paper leaf, etched, engraved and painted in watercolor; bone sticks; carved
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Nicolas Africano Arm ornament, Siguamal Cassowary bone 19th–early 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Dagger, Amia ava Cassowary leg bone 19th–early 20th century
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Fragment of a tibia Italy, about A.D. 100 Bone Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Leslie
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Clarinet (erkencho) Argentina, 19th century Horn, bone 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.) Museum of Fine
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Charles Green Shaw War dagger Cassowary bone, string bindings, wood crosspiece, pigment 20th century
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Judy Kensley McKie Dagger Cassowary bone, black pigment, traces of lime 19th–early 20th century
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Trumpet (rkang-gling) Tibet, late 19th century Bone, brass, skin 6.5 x 27.7 cm (2 9/16
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Nicolas Africano Dagger Cassowary leg bone, charcoal pigment 19th–early 20th century
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Mary Ann (Toots) Zynsky War dagger Cassowary bone, pigment 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Ancestor skull, Ndambirkus Skull, feathers, beeswax, seeds, Abrus and Coix seeds, cane, fiber, quills, pig bone nose ornament 20th century
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Fan France, about 1800 Paper leaf, painted; carved bone sticks Guard: 28 cm (11 in.);
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Mary Ann (Toots) Zynsky Arrow point, Tasa Human bone, fiber, black palm wood 19th–early 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Ceremonial dagger Cassowary bone 19th–early 20th century
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Fan England, 1738 Skin leaf etched and painted in gouache; bone sticks; incised bone guards
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Statuette of Hekate Bone; Statuette Roman, Provincial Imperial Period, first century B.C.-third century A.D. Asia
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Nicolas Africano Green banana peeler Bone 19th–early 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Ceremonial dagger, Yina (Ina) Cassowary bone, old red, white, and black pigment, feathers, fiber string 19th–early 20th century
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Nicolas Africano War dagger Human bone, cowrie shell, fiber 19th–early 20th century
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Harry Fritzius Recto: a) Group of Three Nudes,b) Madonna and Child,~Verso: c) Torso of a Nude,d) Two Putti,e) Study of a Leg,f) In Fritzius' Hand; mixed media and collage with bone fragment circa 1985
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Nicolas Africano Shield Wood, rattan, pigment, handle utilizing a pig bone 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Lime gourd and spatula Calabash, cassowary bone, shell, fiber loops, gum, trade glass ring 19th–early 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Dagger, Amia ava Cassowary leg bone, Nassa shell, pigment 19th–early 20th century
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Nicolas Africano Ceremonial dagger, Yina (Ina) Cassowary bone, traces of pigment 19th–early 20th century
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Transverse flute (di) China, 19th century Bamboo, bone Overall: 58.3 cm (22 15/16 in.) Museum
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Fan Italy, 1750-80 Skin leaf painted in gouache and ink; lacquered and gilt sticks; bone;
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Nicolas Africano Comb, Mindja Cassowary bone 19th–early 20th century
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End-blown flute Chancay culture Peru, about A.D. 1000 Bone 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.) Museum
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Duct whistle United States, Tennessee, before A.D.1600 Bone 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.) Museum of
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Duct whistle Pomo people mid-19th century Bone 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.) Museum of Fine
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Fan France, 1795-99 Silk leaf painted in gouache with applied sequins and spangles (brass, silver,
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Duct flute Unknown people North America (possibly), before 1500 Bone 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)
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End-blown flute Nasca culture Peru, South Coast, A.D. 200-600 Bone 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
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Duct whistle United States, Tennessee, before A.D. 1600 Bone Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Helen
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End-blown flute Possibly Nazca culture Peru, A.D. 1200-1500 Bone 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.) Museum

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Contemporary Arts Center: Lezley Saar: Africans, Rap Thugs-n-Dimes
Saar's CAC exhibition includes up to 15 of her most recent works - a series of six portraits of individuals from African tribes as well as portraits of popular rap artists painted onto a collage of pop music albums from the 1950s and '60s.

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Museum for African Art: African Forms: Hand -Crafted Masterworks from the Entire African Continent
The exhibition celebrates the artistic practices of numerous African peoples who work in materials like gold, silver, iron, bronze, wood, ivory, ...
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre: 2005 Ranamok Glass Prize
Finalists include: Helen Aitken-Kuhnen, Christian Arnold, Nicole Ayliffe, Joanna Bone, Lee Brogan, Rozlyn de Bussey, Emma Camden, Scott Chaseling, Cobi Cockburn, Rod Coleman, Scott Coleman, Matthew Curtis, Tali Dalton, Evelyn Dunstan, Nicola Edwar...
William Traver Gallery: Preston Singletary: Vision Quest
Singletary quickly developed into an extremely adept glassblower. He later decided to pursue an understanding of Formline Design--the design system followed by the Northwest Coast Native Americans. It was not merely that Singletary applied Northwe...
Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum: The Rich Life and the Dance: Weavings from Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic Egypt
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Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary: Georgia O'Keeffe in Williamsburg: A Re-Creation of the Artist's First Public Exhibition
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Galería Arte Moderno de Guadalajara: The Mummies of Guanajuato: A Series of Paintings
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Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum: John A. and Margaret Hill Collection of American Western Art AND Silver Blossoms, Turquoise Mountains: Southwest Indian Jewelry
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