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Krimmel, John Lewis,
Svin'in, Pavel Petrovich,
Figure group
Occupation -- Labor
Ethnic -- African American
Architecture exterior -- Commercial
Architecture exterior -- Commercial
Cityscape -- Pennsylvania
Painting
Black Sawyers Working in front of the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, (painting).
Artist:
Krimmel, John Lewis, 1786-1821, painter. (attributed to)
Svin'in, Pavel Petrovich, painter. (formerly attributed to)
Title:
Black Sawyers Working in front of the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, (painting).
Other Titles:
Negroes in front of the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1811-1813.
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on white laid paper.
Dimensions:
9 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (23.2 x 17.1 cm).
Description:
Against the backdrop of the Bank of Pennsylvania a group of African American men saw logs, while an African American woman holding a baby talks with one of the men.
Subject:
Figure group
Occupation -- Labor
Ethnic -- African American
Architecture exterior -- Commercial -- Bank
Architecture exterior -- Commercial -- Bank of Pennsylvania
Cityscape -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028 Accession Number: 42.95.16
Provenance:
Acquired 1942.
Remarks:
The painting was formerly attributed to Pavel Petrovich Svin'in and was formerly titled "Negroes in front of the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia."
References:
Exh.catalog "Centennial of American Watercolor Society". Metropolitan Museum, 1966, pg. 10.
Avery, Kevin J., "American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1835," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, pg. 322.
Illustration:
Avery, Kevin J., "American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1835," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, pg. 322.
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 81960017
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