Object Details
- Artist
- Ernest Lawson, born Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1873-died Miami, FL 1939
- Luce Center Label
- Ernest Lawson chose to crop the view of Cripple Creek Mining Camp in Colorado so that the craggy mountain overpowers the space. When Lawson came west from New York City, he had trouble with the vastly different landscape, and complained that "he couldn't feel the place, . . . it was too bleak [and] forbidding." He fought against the dizziness and shortness of breath brought on by Colorado's high altitudes, and crafted numerous scenes of the dramatic landscape. This painting won Lawson a prize at the National Academy of Design, the last major award of his career. (Leeds, Ernest Lawson, 2000)
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design
- 1929
- Object number
- 1949.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 40 x 50 1/8 in. (101.6 x 127.4 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 13A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Landscape\mountain
- Architecture\industry\mine
- Landscape\Colorado
- Landscape\bird's eye view
- Landscape\river\Cripple Creek
- Record ID
- saam_1949.10.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78ee33cb7-d662-4ed3-935d-49ee614818ad
