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Painter:
Mooney, John 1843-1918  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Morris Museum of Art 1 Tenth Street Augusta Georgia 30901 Accession Number: 1989.01.120
Date:
Ca. 1868
Notes:
Morris Museum of Art, 2005.
Pennington, Estill Curtis, "A southern collection: select works from a permanent collection of painting in the South prepared for the opening of the Morris Museum of Art, September 24, 1992," Augusta, GA: Morris Communications Corp., 1992.
Chambers, Bruce W., "Art and artists of the South: The Robert P. Coggins Collection," Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 1984, no. 26.
Pennington, Estill Curtis, "A southern collection: select works from a permanent collection of painting in the South prepared for the opening of the Morris Museum of Art, September 24, 1992," Augusta, GA: Morris Communications Corp., 1992, pg. 37.
Chambers, Bruce W., "Art and artists of the South: The Robert P. Coggins Collection," Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 1984, pg. 35.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
A group of nude male figures emerge from a lake running and flailing. Smoke is seen in the far distance above the tree tops.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Occupation--Military  Search this
Figure group--Male--Nude  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Swimming  Search this
Landscape--Lake  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67990027
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_374178