Painter:

Hinchman, Margaretta S. 1876-1955  Search this

Medium:

Gouache and graphite on board

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 Accession Number: 56.6.3

Date:

Ca. 1900

Notes:

Jehle, Michael A., ed., "Picturing Nantucket: an art history of the island with paintings from the collection of the Nantucket Historical Association: works by artists born before 1900," Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Historical Association, 2000, fig. 147.

Summary:

A woman and a boy stand on a rooftop near a chimney. The boy holds on to the woman's waist and the woman holds her hand above her eyes. Other figures are seen on the surrounding rooftops. They all look to the left, scanning the horizon for a ship.

Topic:

Figure group--Female & Child  Search this

Architecture exterior--Detail--Roof  Search this

Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this

Architecture exterior--Detail--Chimney  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this

Waterscape--Boat  Search this

Occupation--Industry--Whaling  Search this

Control number:

IAP 88580068

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_354997