Skagway, Alaska
Name/Title
Skagway, AlaskaEntry/Object ID
1967.1.14Description
Oil on canvas depicting an Alaskan scene. In the foreground is a pier with four small buildings and one figure. To the left of the pier is a mountain slope with trees that rise sharply upwards into the upper third of the composition. A large lake or river extends from the lower right foregrounds in the middle ground. There is a small fishing boat in the middle ground slightly right of center. The background is dominated by two large snow-capped mountains and sky. The painting is signed in the lower left corner in red violet paint "Byrum". The painting is framed in a wooden moulding painted gold. A brass plaque at the bottom center of frame reads "SKAGWAY, ALASKA; Ruthven Holmes Byrum; Memorial Purchase, 1958; Anderson Civic Art Association". The verso of the canvas reads "All Reproduction Rights Reserved by the Artist --Ruthven H Byrum Anderson, Ind." On the stretchers "Skagway Alaska $350.00".Type of Painting
EaselCollection
Anderson Civic Art AssociationAcquisition
Accession
1967.1Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Ruthven Holmes ByrumRole
ArtistDate made
circa 1958Time Period
20th CenturyDimensions
Dimension Description
CanvasHeight
20-1/4 inWidth
36 inDimension Notes
33.5" x 41.5" framedColor
Blue, Gray, Brown, Red, Tan, White, YellowExhibitions
EXH1980.1
EXH2017.2
Snowflakes & Stanzas