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Study In Chinatown, San Francisco, 1886, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Deakin, Edwin 1838-1923  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Oakland Museum 1000 Oak Street Oakland California 94607 Accession Number: 58.4.21
Date:
1886
Notes:
San Francisco Bay Area Biap Survey, 1975.
Owner, 1974.
"The Art of California: Selected Works from the Collection of the Oakland Museum," Oakland, CA: Oakland Museum, 1984, pg. 67.
Summary:
View depicting the corner of a cobblestone street in Chinatown, with a vendor displaying his wares beneath a canopy in front of a commercial building. The vendor is seated alone on the left, while a small group of figures on the right descends into a basement establishment around the corner.
Topic:
Cityscape--California--San Francisco  Search this
Cityscape--Street  Search this
Architecture exterior--Commercial  Search this
Occupation--Vendor  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71061128
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_137690