Fruit Piece
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Chicago, États-Unis
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À propos du tableau
This pristinely arranged still life by Hannah Brown Skeele features native-grown produce as well as imported specialties such as bananas, oranges, pineapple, and sugar cubes. Skeele skillfully rendered the various surfaces and textures of the food and tableware, and her composition was likely to appeal to middle- and upper-class consumers at midcentury. Born in Maine and active in Missouri, the artist exhibited Fruit Piece the year it was painted, then already in the collection of a Saint Louis businessman.
The tropical fruits and sweetener were products of empire. Enslaved and indentured laborers of color cultivated such crops in the West Indies and Central and South America. The goods were transported from those regions to New Orleans and then northward along the Mississippi River.
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Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 2001.6
Ce qu’elle montre
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Allées et venues
Exposée · Salle 161
Art Institute of Chicago · 28 sept. 2026 — aujourd’hui · Vérifié
Était exposée · Salle 173
Art Institute of Chicago · 19 août 2026 — 28 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image : Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
