Rufus Rood's Blacksmith Shop and Shop Walls
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)
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 Rufus Rood’s blacksmith shop, identifiable by its sturdy red‑brick structure, wooden side doors, and central chimney built of stone. The shop is enclosed by a black picket fence, and behind it stretches several rows of stone walls bordered by dense, verdant trees. To the right stand two smaller white houses with green‑shuttered windows and dark roofs, one featuring a central stone chimney, the other a central red‑brick chimney. These houses are surrounded by a white picket fence, set within a lush, green landscape.
On verso, there's a depiction of a white picket fence and the rear facades of the two white houses.
On verso, there's a depiction of a white picket fence and the rear facades of the two white houses.
Object number1973.25.64
MarkingsOn verso, upper left, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 64InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pencil, accession numberNotesThe blacksmith shop and/or Rufus Rood the blacksmith, are depicted in several other Frink drawings such as 1973.25.19; 1973.25.40; 1973.25.41; 1973.25.42; 1973.25.64; 1973.25.86.
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Louis Grosvernor Frink
Louis Grosvernor Frink
Louis Grosvernor Frink