Vermont History Expo

Painting

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Vermont History Expo

Entry/Object ID

2005.8.1

Description

Watercolor painting showing several figures within an oval frame. The figures include a man playing a violin; a man in traditional Abenaki clothing; an elderly man wearing overalls and a blue-and-white striped cap; a young girl wearing a vest and sitting at a spinning wheel; and young boy wearing knickers and holding a baseball bat; an elderly woman wearing a ruffled shirt and large hat; a man wearing a Union Army union; and a cow.

Type of Painting

Paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Context

Commissioned for the 2002 Vermont History Expo.

Acquisition

Accession

2005.8

Source or Donor

Vermont Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Simpson, Mary Gorham (b.1945)

Date made

2002

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (paper)

Height

15-1/4 in

Width

0 in

Length

1-3/8 in

Dimension Description

Overall (image)

Height

12-5/8 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Vermont History Expo