N.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income, 1973.25.84, Connecticut Museum o…

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South Side of Windham Green, 1876

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

DescriptionA drawing of two large white houses featuring open green‑shuttered windows, dark gambrel roofs, red chimneys, and entranceways sheltered by small red roofs supported by four white columns. The houses are bordered by small stones, and to their right stands a small wooden shed. In the foreground, a row of tall, dark, and lush trees dominates the scene, while a path cuts through the center of the verdant landscape.

Object number1973.25.84

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 84"InscribedOn verso, along center, in pen, "South Side of Windham Green. 1876 / Emeline Hibbard / Charlote Lathrop / James Hibbard / School Committe / we did hate to see / him come to school / Lou Frink / 1869 - 1947 / Emma Larrabee Teacher's / and / Myron Swift / O My."

Lower right, in pencil, accession number

[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesOn verso, Lou gives us quite a good amount of details about the people he associates with these houses.
Interestingly, Lou writes one the back "we did hate to see him come to school," likely in reference to James Hibbard.

The name "Larrabee" appears in another Lou drawing (1973.25.16)

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