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Painter:
Melchers, Gari 1860-1932  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Morris Museum of Art 1 Tenth Street Augusta Georgia 30901 Accession Number: 1993.014
Date:
Ca. 1925
Notes:
Morris Museum of Art, 2005.
"5th anniversary: celebrating Southern art," Augusta, GA: Morris Museum of Art, 1997.
"5th anniversary: celebrating Southern art," Augusta, GA: Morris Museum of Art, 1997, pg. 17.
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:
In the foreground, two figures are on the grass feeding chickens. A fence, buildings and trees are down a hill behind them. A rainbow almost covers the entire dark sky.
Topic:
Landscape--Phenomenon--Rainbow  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Animal--Bird--Chicken  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67990270
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_374835