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Frontier Nursing Service, Kentucky

1937

Marvin Breckinridge Patterson

Associated Names

Marvin Breckinridge Patterson

Artist, American, 1905 - 2002

The image displays a wooden cabin with a shingled roof on a sloping terrain. The cabin is by a river. Two individuals, three dogs, and a horse are near the cabin. Sparse trees surround the cabin, suggesting a leafless season. The color palette is sepia.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Marvin Breckinridge Patterson
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to image): 23.1 x 19 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1997.56.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Patterson, Marvin Breckinridge

Inscriptions

lower center verso stamped in black ink: MRS. JEFFERSON PATTERSON / 3108 WOODLAND DRIVE / WASHINGTON 8, D.C.

Wikidata ID

Q64157816

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