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Artist in the Global Art Registry
William Henry Holmes
1846–1933 · American
- Born
- 1846 · Harrison County
- Died
- 1933 · Royal Oak
63 works in the Collect24 Registry
Every work carries a permanent Collect24 Art ID, the way a book has an ISBN.
William Henry Holmes, also known as W. H. Holmes, was an American explorer, anthropologist, archaeologist, and artist. He also worked as a scientific illustrator, cartographer, mountain climber, geologist, museum curator, and director.
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William Henry Holmes (December 1, 1846 – April 20, 1933), known as W. H. Holmes, was an American explorer, anthropologist, archaeologist, artist, scientific illustrator, cartographer, mountain climber, geologist and museum curator and director.
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Registered works
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Featured works
Selected registered works by William Henry Holmes
Selected from 63 works by William Henry Holmes in the Collect24 Registry.
William Henry Holmes
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, ca. 1880
watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
52.4 × 43.2 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-138769
William Henry Holmes
Original sketch of "The Wanderlusters' Rest", ca. 1915
oil on canvas
30.8 × 44.7 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-138725
William Henry Holmes
The Wanderlusters' Rest, 1915
oil on canvas
76.7 × 101.9 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-138498
William Henry Holmes
Blossoms, 1927
watercolor
24.8 × 16.5 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-138281
William Henry Holmes
(Summer Scene), ca. 1920
watercolor
12.1 × 29 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-138040
William Henry Holmes
The Shaded Walk, 1927
watercolor
12.7 × 17.5 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-138024
William Henry Holmes
In Mexico, 1918
watercolor, opaque watercolor and pencil on paperboard
24.2 × 35.5 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137837
William Henry Holmes
In the Plateau Country, with an Inhabited Pueblo, 1929
watercolor
13.3 × 17.1 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137815
William Henry Holmes
The Maryland Fields, 1929
watercolor
13.3 × 19.7 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137559
William Henry Holmes
On the Sunset Hill, 1926, 1926
watercolor
12.7 × 17.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137552
William Henry Holmes
Long's Peak, Colorado, 1874, 1874
watercolor
17.5 × 25.4 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137360
William Henry Holmes
The Enchanted Mesa, 1927
watercolor and opaque watercolor on paper
13.8 × 20.2 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137337
Museums and collections
Where works by William Henry Holmes are registered
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
63 works
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