“What they talked about” – ​“They make me walk behind, ​‘cos they say I’m too little, and musn’t hear…”

Maxfield Parrish, "What they talked about"--"They make me walk behind, 'cos they say I'm too little, and musn't hear...", 1899, pencil, chalk, pen and ink, and ink wash on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.122
Maxfield Parrish, "What they talked about"--"They make me walk behind, 'cos they say I'm too little, and musn't hear...", 1899, pencil, chalk, pen and ink, and ink wash on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 11 5⁄8 x 7 1⁄2 in. (29.5 x 19.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.122

Artwork Details

Title
“What they talked about” – ​“They make me walk behind, ​‘cos they say I’m too little, and musn’t hear…”
Artist
Date
1899
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 11 5⁄8 x 7 1⁄2 in. (29.5 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Olin Dows
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil, chalk, pen and ink, and ink wash on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — emotion — sorrow
  • State of being — mood — desolation
  • Figure female — child — full length
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — gate
Object Number
1983.90.122
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.90.122

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