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Azaleas

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1934

GUSN

GUSN-180012

Description

Framed watercolor of a still life scene consisting of two potted Azalea plants and a ceramic woman figurine with traditional Japanese hairstyle and kimono. The pot on the left is yellow and the one on the right has a stylized design. Both rest on a multi-colored cloth.

Details

Descriptive Terms

watercolors (paintings)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
wood (plant material)
Painting

Inscription

"F.W. Benson '24" (handwritten)
"406 AZALEAS $650.00 / FRANK W. BENSON / STILL LIFE - AZALEAS / STEPHEN PHILLIPS / 30 CHESTNUT ST. SALEM" (typed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P394
FA088

Maker

Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)

Dimensions

31 14/16 x 37 12/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.817

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