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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 log cabin surrounded by trees, seen from a slightly elevated angle. The cabin's wooden plank roof is visible, along with a hill covered in leafless trees in the distance. The composition is detailed in a monochromatic color palette with sepia undertones. A man with a backpack is walking towards the cabin on a dirt path, while items are visible on the porch.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Marvin Breckinridge Patterson
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to image): 19.2 x 24.3 cm (7 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1997.56.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Patterson, Marvin Breckinridge

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: 3 col; lower right verso stamped in black ink: MRS. JEFFERSON PATTERSON / 3108 WOODLAND DRIVE / WASHINGTON 8, D.C.

Wikidata ID

Q64157812

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