Landscape near Newport, R. I.

Edward Mitchell Bannister, Landscape near Newport, R. I., ca. 1877-1878, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald E. Deal, 1983.95.119
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Landscape near Newport, R. I., ca. 1877-1878, oil on canvas, 12 1⁄8 x 26 in. (30.9 x 65.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald E. Deal, 1983.95.119
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Artwork Details

Title
Landscape near Newport, R. I.
Artist
Date
ca. 1877-1878
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 1⁄8 x 26 in. (30.9 x 65.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ronald E. Deal
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
  • Landscape — Rhode Island — Newport
  • Architecture — boat — sailboat
  • Landscape — beach
Object Number
1983.95.119
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.95.119

Artwork Description

In 1870, Edward Bannister and his wife moved from Boston to Providence, Rhode Island. The state capital had a rapidly growing immigrant population at that time, and African Americans struggled for job opportunities. Despite these difficult circumstances, Bannister established himself by tapping into the market for pastoral landscape scenes, fashionable among wealthy Providence patrons. Dealer Seth M. Vose popularized these works by importing Barbizon paintings from France to Rhode Island. (Hartigan, Sharing Traditions, 1985)

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Perch Decoy
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carved and painted wood and metal
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Trout Decoy
Artist
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Pollywog Decoy
Artist
Dateca. 1920s
carved and painted wood, brass sheet, painted ferrous tack eyes, ferrous eye hook, and painted lead weight
On view

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