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William Harnett
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Harnett, William: Trophy of the Hunt Harnett, William: Still Life with Ginger Jar
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
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Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
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Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
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"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
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Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
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Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
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Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.
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Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
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William Harnett: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Mar 11, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 25, 2023
Anniversary information added. Aug 06, 2023
Modified title of Web site: National Gallery of Art, Washington - Biography of William Michael Harnett. Mar 30, 2016
Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art, Washington - Biography of William Michael Harnett. Dec 12, 2014
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of William Michael Harnett. Feb 07, 2012
Added image of William Harnett's painting Still Life with Ginger Jar. Dec 16, 2010
Added image of William Harnett's painting Trophy of the Hunt (1885). Oct 06, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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