Painting

Swedish American Museum

2008.100.4_Front

Name/Title

Painting

Entry/Object ID

2008.100.4

Description

Framed oil painting of a reindeer herd, tended to by a Sámi man and woman. Tan, wooden frame.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Place

Region

Sápmi, Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Acquisition

Accession

2008.100

Source or Donor

Selma Jacobson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Selma Jacobson

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nils Tirén

Role

Artist

Date made

1917

Time Period

19th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Sápmi, Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Sámi

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Front, lower right corner

Transcription

Nils Tirén / 1917

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Art, Paintings, Indigenous peoples, Oil paintings, Animals, Reindeer

Search Terms

Sami (European People), Sápmi

Dimensions

Height

30-1/4 in

Width

40-1/4 in

Depth

2 in

Copyright

Copyright Details

Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.

Restrictions

The collection is open to research with restrictions. The collection contains sensitive and personal information.

Reproductions

Notes

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