Tar Barrell

Accession Number
1940.121

Title
Tar Barrell

Artist(s)
Warren Lombard

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1937

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
6 15/16 in. x 44 7/8 in. ( 17.6 cm x 114 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. The moodiness and unease of this image can be attributed to the tonality and the texture of the piece. The crosshatching suggests aggression or tension. 

Eva Caston 2017

Physical Description
A print of a boat sailing on water under a stormy sky. In the foreground, a barrel sits on a pile of rocks next to a building on stilts. 

Eva Caston 2017

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form. Keywords
barrels (containers)
boats
buildings
modern and contemporary art
rocks (landforms)
shores
shores (landforms)
stilts (structural elements)
water

& Author Notes

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