Dorchester 1856
1856
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.9 × 51.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-137042
This is one of Edward Mitchell Bannister's few surviving paintings from the 1850s. In this view of Dorchester, Massachusetts, the artist included the stately homes dotting the coast. This was likely a marketing tactic, for he hoped to appeal to the wealthy merchants living in those "cottages." Bannister spent summers sailing around Massachusetts and Rhode Island on daily outings that allowed him …
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Charles Mandell
Registry history
- 1856 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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