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Market Square, Providence, Rhode Island, During the Great September Gale

Market Square, Providence, Rhode Island, During the Great September Gale

1815
black crayon and pastel, with graphite and stylus; scraped and incised in places
Sheet: 39.4 x 52.7 cm (15 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Clare Caldwell 1930.733
Location: not on view

Description

This anonymous drawing combines a meticulous depiction of actual buildings with a wonderfully abstract rendering of waves and weather effects. The artist was led to stretch his artistic abilities because of a bizarre and memorable event: a hurricane that washed ships into the streets of downtown Providence in September of 1815.
  • Mrs. Clare Caldwell, Warren, OH
    February 8, 1939
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."
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