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Object Details
- Artist
- Edward Mitchell Bannister, born St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1828-died Providence, RI 1901
- Luce Center Label
- The sea was a favorite subject for Edward Mitchell Bannister, who had worked as a cook on a trading ship. In this peaceful view of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, a popular subject for nineteenth-century American artists, he focused attention on the brilliant coastal light. Bannister was a deeply religious man who shared with many Americans of his time a belief that nature was an expression of God’s presence. In this scene the radiant light illuminates the bay to suggest a divine blessing. (Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection, 1998)
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J. Wesley Johnson
- n.d.
- Object number
- 1983.95.89
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 5 1/8 x 8 in. (12.9 x 20.4 cm.)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Waterscape\boat
- Landscape\weather\cloud
- Landscape\coast
- Architecture\boat\sailboat
- Landscape\time\sunset
- Landscape\time\evening
- Record ID
- saam_1983.95.89
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk710ca9e77-c87c-44c4-9ee4-dbd6fb83767f
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