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Artist:
Edward Mitchell Bannister, born St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1828-died Providence, RI 1901  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 x 40 1/8 in. (66.1 x 101.9 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1884
Luce Center Label:
Edward Bannister painted this landscape toward the end of his long career. The focus of the peaceful country scene is the break in the clouds. Light played a prominent role in many of Bannister’s works, reflecting a deep Christian faith that sustained him throughout his life. He found comfort in his long walks in the country in search of views that would make good paintings. His desire to capture God’s presence in nature was shared by numerous nineteenth-century landscape artists, who followed the advice of America’s first great landscape painter, Thomas Cole, to be more than “mere leaf painters.”
Topic:
Landscape\road  Search this
Landscape\weather\cloud  Search this
Equestrian  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Irwin M. Sparr
Object number:
1983.95.110
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk709df6f46-aa7b-47dd-893b-7a1b7bc95ec1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.110