Boston and North Chungahochie Express

after 1916/1919

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The artwork shows a scene of a train traveling through a countryside. The point of view is slightly elevated, providing a broad view of the landscape. The horizon is high in the composition, with a small house in the distance. The train, labeled "Boston and North Chungahochie Express," features a steam engine and several carriages. A horse is galloping beside the tracks, and two figures with a dog stand nearby. Rows of stylized trees line the landscape. The color palette includes earthy tones for the land and vivid reds and greens for the trees. The brushstrokes are simple and naive.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil or tempera on composition board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.2 x 62.4 cm (18 9/16 x 24 9/16 in.)
    framed: 59.7 x 74.9 x 8.8 cm (23 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.83.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Massachusetts. (John Bihler and Henry Coger, Ashley Falls, Massachusetts), by whom sold in 1962 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1971.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • The American Folk Art Tradition: Paintings from the Garbisch Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978.

1981

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Maxwell M. Rabb, U.S. Embassy residence, Rome, Italy, 1981-1988.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 266, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 390, repro.

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 426-428, repro. 427.

Inscriptions

on coal car: Boston and North / Chungahochie / I[N] [G]OD WE TR[UST]

Wikidata ID

Q20191979