Maine Porch

Name/Title

Maine Porch

Entry/Object ID

995.2

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Context

Credit Line: Gift of the artist

Made/Created

Artist

Joseph B. O'Sickey

Date made

1978

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame Size

Height

69-3/4 in

Width

84-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

69 in

Width

83-3/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

O’Sickey and his wife Algesa vacationed in the summers at their second home in Deer Isle, Maine, from 1962 to 1992. O’Sickey painted en plain air (outdoors), stating, "I don’t design it beforehand or worry about atmosphere." Instead, O’Sickey let the garden be his guide, sometimes even placing his large canvases against his house while he painted. Many of O’Sickey’s paintings are dedicated to this getaway in Maine.