She heard a hoarse, drunken shout behind her
Date1907
Artist
Howard E. Smith
(American painter, 1885–1970)
Illustration Citation"The Joy of Youth," by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, December 1907
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 20 1/4 in. (76.2 x 51.4 cm)
frame: 33 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (85.1 × 60.3 cm)
frame: 33 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (85.1 × 60.3 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1986
Object number1986-49
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextAfter his study with Howard Pyle, Howard Smith was primarily associated with Harper’s and Scribner’s magazines, where he brought his impressionistic style to illustration. In this scene, a young woman is startled by a man she recognizes as dangerous.
