Edward Mitchell BannisterStati Uniti, 1828–1901Boat on Sea
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, Stati Uniti
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The sea was a favorite subject for Edward Mitchell Bannister, who had worked as a cook on a trading ship. In this peaceful view of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, a popular subject for nineteenth-century American artists, he focused attention on the brilliant coastal light. Bannister was a deeply religious man who shared with many Americans of his time a belief that nature was an expression of God’s presence. In this scene the radiant light illuminates the bay to suggest a divine blessing. (Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection, 1998)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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- 1983.95.89
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