Irish Cottage

Josephine Joy, Irish Cottage, ca. 1935-1938, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Newark Museum, 1966.31.8
Josephine Joy, Irish Cottage, ca. 1935-1938, oil on canvas, 31 x 36 1⁄8 in. (78.8 x 91.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Newark Museum, 1966.31.8
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Artwork Details

Title
Irish Cottage
Artist
Date
ca. 1935-1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
31 x 36 1⁄8 in. (78.8 x 91.9 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Newark Museum
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — cottage
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project — California
  • Landscape — Ireland
  • Figure female — full length
  • Landscape — garden
  • Animal — dog
Object Number
1966.31.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.31.8

Artwork Description

This quaint Irish cottage was probably inspired by romantic illustrations of Ireland that appeared in American travel brochures and books. The lady playing a harp, however, is based on the symbol of the Society of United Irishmen, an organization formed in 1791 to rebel against British control. Their badge combined a harp (Ireland's national icon), with the motto: "It is new strung and shall be heard."

Works by this artist (11 items)

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M. Paul Roche, Portrait of John Burroughs, 1910, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.270
Portrait of John Burroughs
Artist
Date1910
etching
Not on view
M. Paul Roche, Untitled, 1933, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, 1975.28.12
Untitled
Artist
Date1933
lithograph
Not on view
M. Paul Roche, Untitled, 1933, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, 1975.28.11
Untitled
Artist
Date1933
lithograph
Not on view
M. Paul Roche, Untitled, ca. 1932, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, 1975.28.10
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1932
lithograph
Not on view

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