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Throw It in the Creek, c. 1938, oil/board

Portraits

• Model With a Hat, c. 1931, oil/board
• Self-Portrait, 1933, oil/canvas
• Portrait of Artist's Mother, 1941, tempera and varnish/wood
• Romaine, c. 1942, oil/board
• President Harry S. Truman, c. 1949
• Bertha Star, c. 1950, oil/masonite
• Pretty Bess, 1957, oil/canvas
• Self-Portrait, 1965, charcoal and pastel/paper
• Artist's Model, 1975, acrylic and charcoal/board
• Eubie Blake, 1981, acrylic/canvas

New York City Landmarks

• Washington Square Park, 1938, pencil and gouache/paper
• View From South Battery Park, 1954, oil/masonite
• Williamsburg Bridge, c. 1960, oil/board
• Herald Square at Night, 1963, oil/board
• Central Park Skating, 1969, oil/masonite
• Union Square, 1975, oil/canvas
• Marble Collegiate Church, 1974-75, oil/canvas
• Around Henry Street, 1978, acrylic/canvas

New York Group Scenes

• Jobs, Not Guns, City Hall, 1936, pencil and gouache/paper
• Artists' Studio Party, 1940, oil/canvas
• Waterfront Pool Room, New York City, c. 1940, oil/canvas
• Street Festival, New York City, 1940, oil/canvas
• Artist's Party, c. 1942, oil/canvas
• George's Bar, c. 1943, oil/canvas
• Washington Square Sketch Artist, 1952, oil/masonite
• Morning Subway, 1953, oil/board
• The World Champion Dodgers, The Bums' Clubhouse, 1955, charcoal and pencil/paper
• Senior Citizens at Henry Street, 1978, pencil and acrylic/illustration board

Parade Scenes

• Vine and Central, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1940, oil/canvas
• Truman Inaugural Parade, January 1949
• V-J Day, Times Square, 1961, oil/canvas
• Saint Patrick's Day Parade, 1961, oil/canvas
• Easter Parade, 1965, acrylic/canvas
• Harlem Parade: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Passing in a Car, 1971, oil/canvas
• Macy's Parade, 1974-84, acrylic, pastel/canvas
• Yankee Parade, 1979, acrylic, chalk/canvas
• Hostage Parade, 1981, oil/canvas

Rural Scenes

• Throw It in the Creek, c. 1938, oil/board
• Noon Time on the Levee, 1942, oil/masonite
• Crap Game on the Levee, c. 1942, oil/canvas
• Hobo Jungle Feast, 1976, acrylic and chalk/board

Religious Themes

• Revival, 1940, oil/canvas
• The Circuit Preacher, c. 1943, watercolor/paper
• The Last Supper, c. 1950, oil/board

Anomalous Themes

• Pigeon Wake, c. 1941, oil/masonite
• Low Key, c. 1945, oil/canvas

Figure Studies

As a lifetime member of the Art Students League, Delaney almost daily attended the members' life drawing class. His rigorous commitment to drawing the figure led to his private publication of the booklet, Know What You See, Flesh and Bones.

• Male Figure Study, c. 1978, charcoal/paper
• Female Figure Study
• Male Figure Study
• Female Figure Study