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Boy with a Fishing Pole
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Où est « Boy with a Fishing Pole » aujourd’hui ? Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 14B, Washington. Oui, exposée actuellement. Vérifié 25 septembre 2026.
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À propos du tableau
With his wide eyes, flushed cheeks, and curls, this young fellow evokes an ideal of boyhood. Childhood in the nineteenth century was seen as a too-brief stage in life, much like the fleeting moment the artist caught in this image. Boys were encouraged to exert themselves outdoors, with fishing, sledding, swimming, and ball games. An active life taught young boys to be competitive and tough, and helped them to grow into confident and successful men, a role that was not as far off as the boys might have imagined. (Mintz, Huck’s Raft: A History of American Childhood, 2004).
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1973.152.2
Ce qu’elle montre
Au catalogue
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Image : Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0