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Painter:
Bacon, Henry 1839-1912  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper
Culture:
Egyptian  Search this
Bedouin  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01609 Accession Number: 1943.18
Date:
Ca. 1911
Notes:
Strickler, Susan E., ed., "American Traditions in Watercolor," New York: Abbeville Press, (Worcester Art Museum), 1987.
Acton, David, "Master Drawings from the Worcester Art Museum," New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Worcester Museum of Art, 1998, pg. 230.
Summary:
A small part of a caravan of Bedouins have set up their evening bivouac during the annual pilgrimage to the Desert Shrine of Abou Shreer. There is a cloud of smoke from the camp fire in the foreground.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Animal--Camel  Search this
Landscape--Egypt  Search this
Landscape--Desert  Search this
Landscape--Time--Evening  Search this
Travel--Land  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Egyptian Dress  Search this
Control number:
IAP 23570477
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_309677