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The Tent (Summer by the Sea)
The Tent (Summer by the Sea)

The Tent (Summer by the Sea)

Artist American, 1836 - 1910
Date1874
MediumOil on academy board
Dimensions9 1/2 in x 22 in
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Henry Schnakenberg
Object number1971.2.2
DescriptionAn open tent is set up on the the grass by the shore. Inside the tent a woman in white and two children, one in a hammock. Several lambs are in the tent. The sky is clear and the sun is bright. Sailboats can be seen in the background. The colors are very clean and bright; the scene was previously thought to be the Mass. coast between Cape Ann and Gloucester; now generally agreed to be Eassthampton, NY on Long Island.
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On view
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