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Painter:
Cunningham, Earl 1893-1977  Search this
Medium:
Oil on fiberboard
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Orlando Museum of Art Orlando Florida
Date:
Ca. 1965-1966
Notes:
"Earl Cunningham's America," Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2007, no. 51.
Summary:
Evening harbor scene depicting a three-masted sailing ship docked at wharf dotted with a cargo and figures. One of the figures moves some of the cargo, while another figure fishes off the end of the wharf, and another climbs a latter near several moored rowboats. In the foreground a family of ducks swims around the wharf, and in the background the sky is tinged with lavender as the sun slips toward the horizon.
Topic:
Waterscape--Time--Evening  Search this
Waterscape--Time--Sunset  Search this
Waterscape--Coast  Search this
Waterscape--Harbor  Search this
Architecture exterior--Commercial--Dock  Search this
Animal--Bird--Duck  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Sailing Ship  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Rowboat  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Fishing  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8A460033
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_397684