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| Accession # | 97.13 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Francis Guy |
| Title | Winter Scene in Brooklyn |
| Date | ca. 1819-1820 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 58 3/8 x 74 9/16 in. (148.2 x 189.4 cm) frame: 69 3/4 x 85 x 5 in. (177.2 x 215.9 x 12.7 cm) |
| Inscriptions | Inscribed on sign on fence: "To be Seen / A View / [illegible] / Brookyn / By / Guy / [illegible]" |
| Credit Line | Transferred from the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences to the Brooklyn Museum |
| Location | American Identities: A Brooklyn Orientation |
Curatorial Remarks: From his studio on Front Street, now the Brooklyn neighborhood known as Dumbo, the painter Francis Guy observed his neighbors on a snowy day two centuries ago. They can be seen here engaged in such activities as getting a drink from a hand pump well, feeding chickens, and socializing. Guy represented the diversity of his Brooklyn neighborhood, portraying a range of classes (from manual laborers to merchants) and including a large concentration of Brooklyn’s free African American population.
