Name/Title
Montpelier Junction, Vt. Railroad StationEntry/Object ID
1990.25.2Description
Full-color print of a painting showing a train next to a building. The visible portion of the train consists of a long, grey engine, a grey coal car, and a red box car. There is a short chimney at the front of the engine emanating white smoke. The engine is labeled 703 beneath an opening through which the conductor is waving. The coal car is labeled "CENTRAL VERMONT" within a rectangle. The building has wood siding and is painted red. There is a sign hanging from the roofline that reads, "MONTPELIER JU[nction]". There is a tall structure in the background consisting of a tall pole, a ladder connected to the top of the pole and reaching down until it is out of sight, a curved piece at the center top with circles in red, yellow, and blue, and two upwardly pointed arms, one black and one red with a white stripe. There is a mountain in the background forming the horizon. The artwork is signed, "ARCH McDONNELL", and the print is marked, "Montpelier Junction, Vt. Railroad Station, an original painting by Arch McDonnell / From the private collection of Shelby Walker, Concord, N.H. / (c) 1974 Village Press Publications, Concord, N.H."Artwork Details
Subject Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaAcquisition
Accession
1990.25Source or Donor
Brown, J. WilcoxAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978)Manufacturer
Village Press PublicationsDate made
1974Place
City
ConcordState/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PrintNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-1/2 inWidth
14-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Central Vermont Railway