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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
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Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Garden Setting

1935/1942

Perkins Harnly

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Perkins Harnly

Artist, American, 1901 - 1986

The image shows a garden with a cast-iron fence, small flowering bushes, a bird bath with a crane sculpture, a pathway leading to a Victorian-style house, mature trees, a stag on grass, and a sky in the background. The color palette includes green, gray, brown, and warm tones in the foliage. The brushstrokes are smooth and pointed.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 56.9 x 45.7 cm (22 3/8 x 18 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.17991

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64619365

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