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    Object Details

    Artist

    Childe Hassam, born Dorchester, MA 1859-died East Hampton, NY 1935

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly

    Date

    1899

    Object number

    1929.6.55

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    Painting

    Medium

    oil on canvas

    Dimensions

    30 x 33 7/8 in. (76.3 x 86.2 cm.)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Department

    Painting and Sculpture

    On View

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 8B
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Performing arts\music\piano
    Object\art object\painting
    Object\musical instrument\piano
    Architecture Interior\detail\window
    Architecture Interior\domestic\living room
    Object\flower\poppy
    Object\flower\dahlia

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e44e1e91-36b7-47fa-9967-060dc73a556e

    Record ID

    saam_1929.6.55

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