Children Admiring Stephen Etnier's Work

Photograph

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Children admiring Stephen Etnier's work: A black and white photograph of West Harpswell school children admiring a painting by Stephen Etnier (1903-1984). Seven children are crowded together toward the right side of the photo looking up above a bookshelf to the framed Etnier. The photo was taken by Roy Wells Photographs of 8 Cherry Avenue, Randolph, ME. Undated.
Children admiring Stephen Etnier's work

A black and white photograph of West Harpswell school children admiring a painting by Stephen Etnier (1903-1984). Seven children are crowded together toward the right side of the photo looking up above a bookshelf to the framed Etnier. The photo was taken by Roy Wells Photographs of 8 Cherry Avenue, Randolph, ME. Undated.

Name/Title

Children Admiring Stephen Etnier's Work

Entry/Object ID

1990.158.640

Description

A black and white photograph of West Harpswell school children admiring a painting by Stephen Etnier (1903-1984). Seven children are crowded together toward the right side of the photo looking up above a bookshelf to the framed Etnier. The photo was taken by Roy Wells Photographs of 8 Cherry Avenue, Randolph, ME. Undated.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Schools - West Harpswell Grade School, Painting, Art work

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Labor of Love: Creating Art and Community

Notes

Stephen Etnier (1903-1984) is remembered today for a painting style that mixed aspects of realism and luminism while focusing on industrial and serene marine landscapes. Etnier’s work remains influential today with pieces in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Art Boston, among other collections around the world. One of his paintings, shown here in the West Harpswell School, depicts a coastal marine scene featuring boats docked in the cove. An important part of art education is introducing them to professional artists and different styles of art. Exposing children to this allows them the agency to decide their own personal taste and foster their own style.