Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Field of Corn Shucks |
Catalog Number |
1980.40.9 |
Creator |
Wilson, Robert Burns |
Date |
ca. 1900 |
Material(s) |
Paint/Paper |
Dimensions |
H-17.75 W-23.75 D-1.375 inches |
Description |
This is a watercolor by Robert Burns Wilson. The painting shows a field of fodder shocks. There are six shocks spread across the lower section of the painting. There is part of a tree showing on the left side and another tree in the background on the right side. Behind the tree is the roof of a building which lies at the end of a lane that runs from the front of the painting. There are large clouds in the sky presumably at sunset based on the color of the clouds. |
Notes |
Robert Burns Wilson was born in Pennsylvania on October 30, 1850. He was a painter and poet who wrote the famous poem, "Remember the Maine." The poem was based on the based on the phrase used by newspapers leading to the Spanish-American War. However, he was best known as a nature poet. Wilson came to Kentucky in 1871 and began working in Louisville. In 1875, he moved Frankfort, where portrait commissions awaited. He lived in Frankfort for close to 30 years. Wilson made his home and studio in the Hanna House located at Second and Conway Streets. He began painting landscapes in the 1880s. In 1904, he moved to New York and remained in the East until his death in 1916. |
Collection |
Emma E. Buckley Collection |
People |
Wilson, Robert Burns |
Subjects |
Corn Corn shocks Building Buildings Roofs Trees |
Search Terms |
Agriculture |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |