Accession Number2000/2.141.5
TitleThe Seasons
Artist(s)Alice BoughtonArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1909Medium & Supportphotogravure on paperDimensions 12 7/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 7/16 in (31.6 cm x 23 cm x 1.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952Subject matterIn this allegorical portrait, titled,
The Seasons, four women pose. Three sit on the ground in light garments, while one woman stands in a dark dress. The standing figure leans against a tree on the left side of the frame and turns away from the camera. On the left, a seated woman wearing a crown of flowers looks at a book. The two women sitting adjacent to her lean in, seemingly listening to her read. The setting is outdoors. This pictorialist image includes subtle tonal variations and a dream-like quality.
Physical DescriptionFour women pose in an outdoor setting. Three women sit on the ground in light dresses, one reads and the other two look toward her book. One woman stands, leaning against a tree that frames the left-most side of the image; she wears a dark dress, her back turned to the viewer.
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Keywords
Figures
book objects
dresses (garments)
flowers
flowers (plant components)
seasons
seated
sitting
standing
trees
women (female humans)