Harvest

Sondra Freckelton, Harvest, 1978, watercolor and pencil on paper, sheet: 44 x 57 ⁵⁄₈ in. (111.8 x 146.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.32

Artwork Details

Title: Harvest
Artist: Sondra Freckelton
Date: 1978
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 44 x 57 ⁵⁄₈ in. (111.8 x 146.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums: pencil
watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor and pencil on paper
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Still life — other — linens
Still life — vegetable — onion
Still life — other — cornucopia
Still life — vegetable — corn
Still life — furniture — chair
Still life — furniture — table
Still life — vegetable — squash
Still life — vegetable — cabbage
Object Number: 1986.6.32
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.6.32

Artwork Description

Sondra Freckelton began her career as a sculptor working with abstract forms but turned to realist painting in the early 1970s. Her still lifes capture the quiet beauty of domestic, often feminized objects --- quilts, garden implements, housewares, and fresh produce gathered from her own garden in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. In Harvest, vegetables spill onto an antique quilt, a handmade reminder of the interweaving of generations.

Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection