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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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High, Jack, Game
Work_PrefTitle
High, Jack, Game
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
Image_Title
Overall view without frame
Image View
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Creator:
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Thomas Le Clear (American painter, 1818-1882)
Agent_Display
Thomas Le Clear (American painter, 1818-1882)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 2013.182
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 2013.182
Location
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Location Note:
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5600 Mayflower Hill; The Lunder Collection
Work_LocationNotes
5600 Mayflower Hill; The Lunder Collection
Location Note
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GPS:
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44.565-69.660833
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Date:
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ca. 1865 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1865 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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American
Work_Culture
American
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Nineteenth century; Realist
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Nineteenth century; Realist
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
painting (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
Work_MaterialDisplay
oil paint on canvas
Material
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
Work_Technique
oil painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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16 in (height) x 20 in (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
16 in (height) x 20 in (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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genre; Blacks in art; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865; Irish immigrants; labor; card games; African American
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
genre; Blacks in art; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865; Irish immigrants; labor; card games; African American
Subjects
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Description:
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Le Clear’s painting presents two Irish newspaper boys and an African American whitewasher absorbed in a game of cards on a city street. The man’s mismatched Union army jacket and U.S. Marine Corps cap tell us that he is an escaped slave who worked for Union forces as a laborer. The boys are playing Seven Up, a game popular among plantation slaves, and the man’s watchful attitude suggests that he is teaching them how to play. (Source: Colby Museum of Art [website]; http://www.colby.edu /museum/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Le Clear’s painting presents two Irish newspaper boys and an African American whitewasher absorbed in a game of cards on a city street. The man’s mismatched Union army jacket and U.S. Marine Corps cap tell us that he is an escaped slave who worked for Union forces as a laborer. The boys are playing Seven Up, a game popular among plantation slaves, and the man’s watchful attitude suggests that he is teaching them how to play. (Source: Colby Museum of Art [website]; http://www.colby.edu /museum/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-CLEAR-CA-HJG-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-CLEAR-CA-HJG-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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