Name/Title
Muddy LaneEntry/Object ID
2022.26.1Description
Oil on canvas painting showing a grassy and muddy landscape, with various trees and small rocks throughout. On the right side of the painting, post and rail fencing stands above a rock wall, separating a muddy depression on the left, and a grassy hill with many trees on the right.
In the background, a dark green mountain spreads to both sides of the canvas, illuminated by a blue sky, adorned with clouds of various shapes and sizes. It is signed in black ink at the bottom left, "L H Towsley".Type of Painting
EaselContext
Leale Towsley was born and raised in Manchester, Vermont. He attended Burr and Burton Seminary and worked in Manchester until enlisting in the Army for WWI. Upon discharge he returned to Manchester, but soon left for California to study art.
He visited Manchester frequently and was a member of Southern Vermont Artists. He returned to Vermont permanently in 1950 when he took residence at the Vermont Soldier's Home in Bennington.Acquisition
Accession
2022.26Source or Donor
Broderick, Warren F.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Towsley, Leale Hastings (1888-1963)Date made
1930 - 1945Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
27 inWidth
31 inDepth
3-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Town
ManchesterCounty
Bennington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America