“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

Works by this artist (3 items)

Maxfield Parrish, "You could just see over the headland, and take in at your ease the life and bustle of the port" from Its Walls Were as of Jasper, 1897, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ann Holden Reed, 2014.34
“You could just see over the headland, and take in at your…
Artist
Date1897
pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Maxfield Parrish, "Lusisti Satis"...Finally we found ourselves sitting silent on an upturned wheelbarrow,...etc.", 1899, pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and ink wash on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.123
“Lusisti Satis”…Finally we found ourselves sitting silent…
Artist
Date1899
pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and ink wash on paperboard
Not on view
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
“What they talked about” – ​“They make me walk behind, ​‘cos…
Artist
Date1899
pencil, chalk, pen and ink, and ink wash on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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