Accession Number
1940.364

Title
Tar Barrel

Artist(s)
Warren Lombard

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1930

Medium & Support
graphite on paper

Dimensions
10 3/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. ( 26.4 cm x 22.5 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Alfred H. White

Subject matter
Lombard summered in Monhegan, Maine and developed much of his aesthetic and subject matter there. Monhegan was a well known artist colony that had existed since the mid-nineteenth century. Lombard uses the softness of the graphite to create the dark and stormy mood of the piece. 

Eva Caston 2017

Physical Description
Wooden house on edge of beach. 

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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barrels (containers)
boats
buildings
modern and contemporary art
stilt houses