The Emigrant: A Cool Reception

after 1860

Charles Edmund Kellogg

Associated Names
Charles Edmund Kellogg

Artist, American, 1839 - 1933

E. B. & E. C. Kellogg

Publisher

This is a painting of a donkey standing in the snow. The scene depicts a solitary donkey with a heavy mane and a slightly forlorn expression, standing amidst a wintry landscape. In the background, leafless trees, a snow-covered expanse, and distant rooftops are partially visible, suggesting a rural setting. In the foreground, a small, colorful bird perches on a branch. The painting is titled "The Emigrant: A Cool Reception" in the style of Currier and Ives.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Miss Chenney 1/2 in gilt

text at bottom on stone:
Lith. of E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 87 Fulton St. N.Y. / 73 Main St. Hartford, Conn. / The Emigrant. / A Cool Reception. / 520

Wikidata ID

Q77011946

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