N.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income, 1973.25.63, Connecticut Museum o…

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Ges Lathrop, Church Hill, 1892

PainterPainted by Louis Grosvernor Frink American, 1869 - 1956

MediumDrawing; pencil, watercolor, and gouache on brown paper on cardboard

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income

DescriptionThe drawing depicts a large white house featuring multiple, green-shuttered windows, a black roof, and a red brick central chimney. The front and side entrances have red-covered roofs supported by columns. On the right of the house is a small shed. The structure sits on a stretch of green landscape, while a tall, lush tree rises prominently on the left side, adding balance and verdant depth to the scene.

Object number1973.25.63

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 63"InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pen, "Ged Lathrop / Church Hill / 1892. / Lou Frink / Windham / Conn."

Lower right, in pencil, accession number

[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesLou identifies the house as being Ges Lathrop's on Church Hill. This might refer to George Earl Lathrop (1817 - 1903), a farmer who lived in Windham.

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