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Burlon B. Craig, American (Lincoln County, NC) born 1914Five Gallon Face Jug 80.36.3 One-Gallon Face Jug, 80.36.2 alkaline-glazed stoneware, 1980

Gift of Mr. And Mrs. Charles G. Zug, III Ackland Art Museum The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Snow Covered Snow Covered TreeTree

Tani Buncho 1838Tani Buncho 1838

ink on paperink on paper

Gift of Ruth and Sherman LeeGift of Ruth and Sherman Lee

96.15.196.15.1

Ackland Art Museum, Ackland Art Museum,

The University of North The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCarolina at Chapel Hill

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Hans Hofmann American, born Germany 1880-1966 Hans Hofmann American, born Germany 1880-1966

Undulating ExpanseUndulating Expanse

oil on canvas, 1955 Ackland Fund, 88.27 oil on canvas, 1955 Ackland Fund, 88.27

Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAckland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin

French, 1840-1917French, 1840-1917

The Call to Arms [L'Appel The Call to Arms [L'Appel aux Armes]aux Armes]

bronze, 1879bronze, 1879

Ackland Fund, 73.35.1Ackland Fund, 73.35.1

Ackland Art MuseumAckland Art Museum

The University of North The University of North Carolina, Chapel HillCarolina, Chapel Hill

Camille Pissaro, French 1830-1903, Camille Pissaro, French 1830-1903, The Banks of the Oise, near The Banks of the Oise, near PoitoisePoitoise, Oil on canvas, 1876, Ackland Fund 65.28.1 Ackland , Oil on canvas, 1876, Ackland Fund 65.28.1 Ackland Art Museum The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillArt Museum The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Indian, Central Ganesha sandstone, 11th-12th century Ackland Fund, 85.2.1 Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Vincent van Gogh. The Starry Night. 1889. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4" (73.7 x 92.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Photograph ©1997 The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

www.moma.org

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Rose PiperRose PiperAmerican, born 1917 American, born 1917 Slow Down Freight Slow Down Freight

TrainTrain oil on canvas, 1946 oil on canvas, 1946

Ackland Fund, 91.8 Ackland Fund, 91.8 Ackland Art Museum, Ackland Art Museum,

The University of The University of North Carolina at North Carolina at

Chapel HillChapel Hill

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Chinese, Northern Chinese, Northern

Yuan or Ming Dynasty Yuan or Ming Dynasty (12th - 15th century) (12th - 15th century)

Head of Guanyin, Head of Guanyin, Bodhisattva of MercyBodhisattva of Mercy

gilded and painted cast gilded and painted cast iron iron

Ackland Fund, 88.29 Ackland Fund, 88.29

Ackland Art Museum, Ackland Art Museum,

The University of North The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCarolina at Chapel Hill

Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch, c. 1826-30Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch, c. 1826-30 Edward Hicks, 1755-1828Edward Hicks, 1755-1828

Peaceable Kingdom of theBranch, c. 1826-30 by Edward HicksReynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

www.reynoldahouse.org

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I am an artist when I watch the fading sun

and

the

rising moon shimmering

on

steel.

Create your own drawing from observations and wrap a poem around the edge.