The political Barbara Frietchie (1905)
John Samuel Pughe1905 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1909)
Specifications
- Year
- 1905
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1870–1909
About the artwork
John Samuel Pughe is the artist behind "The political Barbara Frietchie", dated 1905. Historical background, 1905: Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s. Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Illustration in brief: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked.
"The political Barbara Frietchie" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1870–1909
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