County Fair
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1947
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)
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
DescriptionIn the foreground, three farmers struggle to move their red cow forward, one pulling at its tail while another tugs at its head. Around them arrives a diverse procession of fairgoers: a gentleman in a top hat carrying a briefcase, a man driving a black automobile, a covered carriage, and a cart drawn by two donkeys transporting a man and woman. At the center of the composition, a brown horse stands enclosed within a wheeled cart, likely awaiting entry into the fairgrounds.
The background shows two large white tents, a Ferris wheel, and a rising hot air balloon.
The background shows two large white tents, a Ferris wheel, and a rising hot air balloon.
Object number1973.25.21
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 21"InscribedOn verso, center, in pen, "County Fair / 1947 / Lou Frink"Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]
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