The Pioneer Family: A Future Begins
Object number97.92.1
Artist
Malcolm Parcell
Date1949
Mediumoil paint, canvas, wood, metal
Credit LineGift of Fidelity Trust Company
DescriptionOil painting on canvas. Romantic depiction of frontier life: the family is building their log house: a lanky man is swinging an axe; the son has a black dog on a leash; the woman, with red hair & lips, stands in the uncompleted doorway, a long rifle rests in one hand, her wedding ring is shown prominently on the other; at left corner: a trunk, quilt & harvested corn etc.Dimensions82.9998 x 143.1247 in. (210.8 x 363.5 cm)Signedlower right: Malcolm Parcell - 49
Historical NotesThis painting hung on a wall of the Trust Department of the Fidelity Trust Co.
Subjects
Terms
On View
Not on viewMalcolm Parcell
Nat Youngblood
Nat Youngblood
Evan Parcell
Nat Youngblood
Carl T. Schofer