Umbrella Mender

1936

Hugh Pearce Botts

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Hugh Pearce Botts

Artist, American, 1903 - 1964

The image shows a man in a walking stance, as if stepping up a flight of stairs. The man has a rounded face and is wearing a cap, loose-fitting pants, a sweater, and sturdy shoes. He carries an object on his back and holds an umbrella in one hand and a bell in the other. A cat is nearby and the setting includes crescent-shaped stairs with round finials in an urban environment. The background of the image is plain.
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Provenance

Bethesda Art Gallery, Glen Echo; Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, October 1997; gift to the NGA, 2008.

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Inscriptions

In pencil: lower center, Umbrella Mender / 14 x 19. Stamped: lower left, FEDERAL ART PROJECT/NYC WPA (in caps). Signed: lower left margin, Botts 3; Etched lower left (on mending tool), Botts 1936

Wikidata ID

Q76442441

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