Harvest

Sondra Freckelton, Harvest, 1978, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.32
Copied Sondra Freckelton, Harvest, 1978, watercolor and pencil on paper, sheet: 4457 58 in. (111.8146.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.32

Artwork Details

Title
Harvest
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 4457 58 in. (111.8146.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums Description
watercolor and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Still life — furniture — chair
  • Still life — furniture — table
  • Still life — vegetable — squash
  • Still life — vegetable — cabbage
  • Still life — vegetable — corn
  • Still life — other — cornucopia
  • Still life — vegetable — onion
  • Still life — other — linens
Object Number
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