Locomotive/Boats

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Locomotive/Boats

Scope and Content

Piece of paper with watercolor painting on both sides; finished side is in blues, greens, browns, whites and blacks, and it shows a steam locomotive pulling a train rounding a curve between two small hills, 2 trees on right side of picture and in foreground is a white board fence on either side of the tracks; unfinished side is of 3 boats, left side shows tan colored hull of boat w/red water line and another red stripe between water line and gunwale, everything above gunwale is penciled; 2nd boat is in middle, shows prow and one side, painted 2 shades of blue, everything above gunwale penciled in; 3rd boat is on right side, tan color and flat appearance like a barge; above 2nd boat is green and brown shading like top of palm tree. Harry G. "Tom" Query was born in Shelby County although unsigned work is attributed to Query because it was found with other pieces signed by him which has a nautical or tropical theme. Physical Characteristics: 15-7/8" x 11" paper

Collection

Rosemary Roberts

Acquisition

Accession

1985.061

Source or Donor

Rosemary Roberts

Acquisition Method

Donation

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

August 15, 2001

Update Date

August 15, 2001