Boat on Sea
Item
- Title
- Boat on Sea
- Description
- The sea was a favorite subject for Edward Mitchell Bannister, who had worked as a cook on a trading ship. In this peaceful view of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, a popular subject for nineteenth-century American artists, he focused attention on the brilliant coastal light. Bannister was a deeply religious man who shared with many Americans of his time a belief that nature was an expression of God’s presence. In this scene the radiant light illuminates the bay to suggest a divine blessing. (Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection, 1998)
- Identifier
- 1983.95.89
- Date
- n.d
- Creator
- Bannister, Edward Mitchell
- Publisher
- Smithsonian American art museum
- Source
- Smithsonian Institute
- Medium
- Oil paintings
- Format
- 5 1/8 x 8 in. (12.9 x 20.4 cm.)
- Rights
- © 2018 Smithsonian
- Item sets
- Black Artists 19th century
- Media
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