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Title
Uncle
Tom
and
Little
Eva
.
Creator
Duncanson, Robert Scott (American painter, 1821-1872)
Date
1853
Cultural Context
American
North American
African-American
Theme
Paintings (visual works)
Oil paintings (visual works)
Storytelling
Narrative (artistic device)
Narratives (document genres)
Novels
Scenes (depictions)
Landscapes (representations)
Lakes (bodies of water)
Bodies of water
Shores (landforms)
Trees
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Slaves (people)
African American
Adults
Children (people by age group)
Youth
Girls
Sitting
Standing
Gesture
Front views
Profiles (figures)
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Back views
Costume (mode of fashion)
Dresses (garments)
Sashes (costume accessories)
Coats (garments)
Jackets (garments)
Trousers
Hats
Headgear
Inscriptions
Signatures (names)
Subject
Paintings
Oil paintings
Storytelling
Landscapes (Representations)
Landscape paintings
Lakes & ponds
Bodies of water
Trees
Plants
Fictitious characters
Men
Adults
Slaves
Girls
Children
Youth
Sitting
Standing
Gestures
Pointing fingers
Holding hands
Clothing & dress
Dresses
Ribbons
Coats
Trousers
Hats
Headgear
Inscriptions
Artists' signatures
Description
"
[...]
Uncle
Tom
and
Little
Eva
depicts
a
scene
in
[Harriet
Beecher]
Stowe's
chapter
22
,
'The
Grass
Withereth--The
Flowers
Fadeth
[...]
on the
mossy
banks
of
Lake
Pontchartrain
in
Louisiana.
"
(p.155)
People Pictured
Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)
Location Depicted
Louisiana
Pontchartrain, Lake (La.)
Material
Oil on canvas
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Canvas
Measurements
27 1/4 x 38 1/4 in
Technique
Oil painting (technique)
Painting (image-making)
Inscription
Lower left corner on foliage: artist's signature and date.
Work Type
Paintings
Oil paintings
Landscapes (representations)
Landscape paintings
Repository
Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan)
Source
Lubin, David M. Picturing a Nation: Art and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century America. New Haven: Yale UP, 1994. (fig.85, p.156)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Lubin courtesy: Detroit Institute of Arts. Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Butler and Miss Grace R. Conover.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
700-20.jpg
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