Windham Green
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1935
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
DescriptionDrawing depicting a beige house with a red chimney, white Doric columns, and a black sign on upper facade reading "LIBRARY." Two large yellow and large white colonial-style houses stand to the library's left. Thin trees with yellow leaves are depicted across the drawing. Landscape has green grass and dirt. Two small white structures are on the right.
Object number1973.25.48
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 48"InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pen [Lou's handwriting], "Windham Green / Lou Frink 1935"NotesAlthough the Greek-style building itself was constructed in 1832 and served as Windham's Bank, the library was established in 1897 and still stands today as the "Windham Free Library"On View
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Louis Grosvernor Frink
