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History -- United States
History -- United States
Waterscape -- Harbor
Waterscape -- Boat
Cityscape -- Massachusetts
Cityscape -- Massachusetts
Primitive
Painting
Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town, (painting).
Artist:
Unknown, painter.
Title:
Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town, (painting).
Dates:
1783 or later.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
21 x 27 7/8 in. (53.3 x 70.8 cm)
Inscription:
(Center left:) BOSTON (Upper right:) CHARLES TOWN
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
History -- United States -- Battle of Bunker Hill
Waterscape -- Harbor
Waterscape -- Boat
Cityscape -- Massachusetts -- Charles Town
Cityscape -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Primitive
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1953.5.86 (1313)
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Harry Stone Gallery, New York, New York
Gift of Garbisch, Edgar William & Bernice Chrysler, 1953.
References:
Chotner, Deborah, "American Naive Paintings," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1992.
National Gallery of Art, 1988, 1990.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Chotner, Deborah, "American Naive Paintings," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1992, pg. 411.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970, pg. 127.
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 08600690
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