The Beauties of Nature

© Estate of Peggy Bacon. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproducti…
© Estate of Peggy Bacon
The Beauties of Nature
© Estate of Peggy Bacon. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

The Beauties of Nature

Date1942
Artist (American painter, printmaker, author, 1895–1987)
MediumDrypoint
Dimensionsplate: 7 7/16 × 14 3/8 in. (18.9 × 36.5 cm)
sheet: 12 7/16 × 18 13/16 in. (31.6 × 47.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1988
Object number1988-4
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextArtists who interpreted the urban landscape often found humorous subjects in the city dwellers seeking respite from the summer heat. Coney Island, Atlantic City and other beaches were popular destinations. Bacon's ambiguous title could be describing the beach-goers or the small bit of nature that each is able to enjoy on the crowded beach.
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