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Painter:
Chalfant, Jefferson David 1856-1931  Search this
Medium:
Oil on academy board
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Brandywine River Museum P. O. Box 141 Chadds Ford Pennsylvania 19317 Accession Number: 80.3.4
Date:
1894
Notes:
Owner, 1980.
"Brandywine River Museum: Catalogue of the Collection, 1969-1989" Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1991, pg. 90.
Summary:
Interior scene depicting three young boys, one playing a violin, while the other two watch, their instruments resting idle at their sides as their attention is focused on the violin player. One boy seated on the left holds his French horn in front of him, and the other boy, seated at a table on the right, rests his head against his left hand as he watches the performance, his clarinet resting on the table in front of him.
Topic:
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Violin  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Horn  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Clarinet  Search this
Children  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 62900005
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_117725