Landscape near Newport, R. I.

Edward Mitchell Bannister, Landscape near Newport, R. I., ca. 1877-1878, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald E. Deal, 1983.95.119
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Landscape near Newport, R. I., ca. 1877-1878, oil on canvas, 12 1⁄8 x 26 in. (30.9 x 65.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald E. Deal, 1983.95.119
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Artwork Details

Title
Landscape near Newport, R. I.
Artist
Date
ca. 1877-1878
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 1⁄8 x 26 in. (30.9 x 65.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ronald E. Deal
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
  • Landscape — Rhode Island — Newport
  • Architecture — boat — sailboat
  • Landscape — beach
Object Number
1983.95.119
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.95.119

Artwork Description

In 1870, Edward Bannister and his wife moved from Boston to Providence, Rhode Island. The state capital had a rapidly growing immigrant population at that time, and African Americans struggled for job opportunities. Despite these difficult circumstances, Bannister established himself by tapping into the market for pastoral landscape scenes, fashionable among wealthy Providence patrons. Dealer Seth M. Vose popularized these works by importing Barbizon paintings from France to Rhode Island. (Hartigan, Sharing Traditions, 1985)

Works by this artist (122 items)

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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats), 1895, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of H. Alan and Melvin Frank, 1983.95.129
Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats)
Artist
Date1895
oil on canvas
On view
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Woman Walking down Path, 1882, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joseph Sinclair, 1983.95.156
Woman Walking down Path
Artist
Date1882
oil on canvas
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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Sunset Scene, ca. 1875-1885, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Charles Mandell, 1983.95.82
Sunset Scene
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Dateca. 1875-1885
oil on wood
On view
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Dorchester 1856, 1856, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Charles Mandell, 1983.95.81
Dorchester 1856
Artist
Date1856
oil on canvas
On view

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