Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College Street Greenville South Carolina 29601
Date:
1858
Notes:
Eldredge, Charles C., "Tales from the easel: American narrative paintings from Southeastern Museums, circa 1800-1950," Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 2004, fig. 9.
Kirkpatrick, Don L., 1991.
Severens, Martha R., "Greenville County Museum of Art: The Southern Collection," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1995, pg. 8.
Image on file.
Severens, Martha R., "Greenville County Museum of Art: The Southern Collection," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1995, pg. 8.
Eldredge, Charles C., "Tales from the easel: American narrative paintings from Southeastern Museums, circa 1800-1950," Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 2004, pg. 21.
(On flag:) LT/58 signed
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Summary:
A landscape with three allegorical female figures, one representing the South and one representing the North, seated on either side one representing America, or Liberty, draped in an American Flag and holding a fasces in her left hand. On the left side, the figure representing the South is seated on a bale of cotton, her dress falling off her shoulders. Behind her slaves are pictured working under a fruit tree. On the right side, the figure representing the North points to a book titled "Useful Arts and Sciences," which she holds in her left hand. Behind her is a scene of a New England town with a white church and a textile mill. At their feet is a pile of fruits and vegetables.
