Photo of collection object Boat Builder — Brown, John George. Boat Builder, c. 1904. oil on canvas, Framed: 98 x 120 x 11 cm (38 9/16 x 47 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 80 x 101.6 cm (31 1/2 x 40 in.). Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1972.905. CC0.

Boat Builder

c. 1904

John George Brown

John George Brown (American, 1831–1913)

American Painting and Sculpture

Boat Builder, c. 1904. John George Brown (American, 1831–1913). Oil on canvas; framed: 98 x 120 x 11 cm (38 9/16 x 47 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.); unframed: 80 x 101.6 cm (31 1/2 x 40 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1972.905 The object held in the sitter’s right hand is a drawing compass.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Brown, John George
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on canvas
Medium: oil, canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 98 x 120 x 11 cm (38 9/16 x 47 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 80 x 101.6 cm (31 1/2 x 40 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed lower right: J.G. Brown N.A.
Departments: American Painting and Sculpture
Accession Number: 1972.905
Credit Line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Exhibitions: CMA 1973: "Year in Review for 1972," Bulletin, LX (March, 1973), p. 82, no. 115.<br>Atlanta, High Museum of Art, April 2 - July 31, 1994: "John George Brown: The Dignity of Years".
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 207 American Realism

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