Untitled vignette (adults and children in field from Through Inland Waters)
Date1896
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"Through Inland Waters," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, June 1896
MediumBlack and white oil on illustration board
Dimensions9 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (23.5 x 13.3 cm)
frame: 18 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (46 x 34.3 cm)
frame: 18 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (46 x 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marion Mahony Manning in memory of Mary Poole Mahony, 1991
Object number1991-166
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis is a scene from Howard Pyle's canal-boat trip in New York State with his family. The vertical composition accompanies a description of an uphill climb:The lock-keeper...went with us to show us where the berries grew, taking his little daughter along. He led us up a crooked pathway, climbing higher and higher...(to) a crown of woodland at the top of the hill..."
