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Blythe, David Gilmour,
History -- United States
Cartoon -- Political
Figure group -- Male
Ethnic -- Irish
Ethnic -- Indian
Waterscape -- Harbor
Painting
Land of Liberty, (painting).
Artist:
Blythe, David Gilmour, 1815-1865, painter.
Title:
Land of Liberty, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1858-1860.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
24 x 20 (60.96 x 50.8 cm).
Inscription:
(Lower left, front:) Blythe signed
Description:
Waterfront scene depicting a recent Irish immigrant smoking a pipe and holding a small club in his hands as he walks by a storefront adorned with a life-like cigar-store Indian, who appears to be offering the man a peace pipe with his extended left hand. In the background a sailing ship is docked in the harbor.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Immigration
Cartoon
--
Political
Figure group
--
Male
Ethnic
--
Irish
Ethnic
--
Indian
Waterscape
--
Harbor
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus, Georgia 31906 Accession Number: G.1996.25
Provenance:
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., New York, New York
References:
Eldredge, Charles C., "Tales from the easel: American narrative paintings from Southeastern Museums, circa 1800-1950," Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 2004, no. 8.
Christie's Sale Cat., Edith 5238, Dec. 3, 1982, Lot #23.
Chambers, Bruce W., "The World of David Gilmour Blythe," National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1980.
Columbus Museum, 2000.
"American Art in the Columbus Museum: Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts," Columbus, GA: Columbus Museum, 2003, pg. 48.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Eldredge, Charles C., "Tales from the easel: American narrative paintings from Southeastern Museums, circa 1800-1950," Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 2004, pg. 85.
Chambers, Bruce W., "The World of David Gilmour Blythe," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980, p. 69, fig. 45.
"American Art in the Columbus Museum: Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts," Columbus, GA: Columbus Museum, 2003, pg. 48.
Christie's Sale Cat., Edith 5238, Dec. 3, 1982, Lot #23.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 62641027
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