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The Rainbow in the Berkshire Hills, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Inness, George 1825-1894  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas mounted on masonite
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20500 Accession Number: 972.866.1
Date:
1869
Notes:
White House, 1988.
Antiques (Dec. 1962): pg. 573.
Ireland, Leroy, "The works of George Inness: an illustrated catalog raisonne," Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1965, No. 471.
"American Painting, 1765-1963," Tucson: University of Arizona Art Gallery, 1964.
Quick, Michael, "George Inness: a catalogue raisonne; volume one," Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2007, no. 357.
Kloss, William, "Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride," Washington, DC: White House Historical Association, 2008, pg. 349.
Antiques (Dec. 1962): pg. 573.
Image on file.
"American Painting, 1765-1963," Tucson: University of Arizona Art Gallery, 1964, pg. 29.
Ireland, Leroy, "The works of George Inness: an illustrated catalog raisonne," Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1965, pg. 115.
Quick, Michael, "George Inness: a catalogue raisonne; volume one," Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2007, pg. 313.
Kloss, William, "Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride," Washington, DC: White House Historical Association, 2008, pg. 349.
(Lower right:) G. Inness 1869 signed
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.
Topic:
Landscape--Phenomenon--Rainbow  Search this
Landscape--Road  Search this
Landscape--Mountain--Berkshires  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Wagon  Search this
Occupation--Farm--Harvesting  Search this
Animal--Cattle  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic--Shed  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08930071
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_253565