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A Builder of Boats
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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A Builder of Boats

c. 1904
John George Brown (American, born England, 1831–1913) visual detail
ArtistJohn George Brown (American, born England, 1831–1913)
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Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 98 x 120 x 11 cm (38 9/16 x 47 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 80 x 101.6 cm (31 1/2 x 40 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
American - Painting
Origin
America, late 19th-early 20th Century
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection

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Provenance

Public
1972-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

Public
Source exhibition text

CMA 1973: "Year in Review for 1972," Bulletin, LX (March, 1973), p. 82, no. 115. Atlanta, High Museum of Art, April 2 - July 31, 1994: "John George Brown: The Dignity of Years".

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Brown's preference for rural subjects in a time when the United States was undergoing rapid industrialization suggests nostalgia for the past. Indeed, <em>A Builder of Boats,</em> an image of an elderly craftsman working alone with hand tools in a tranquil setting replete with his sleeping dog, offered its contemporary audience a distinct alternative to mechanized factory production.

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Evidence state

Observed sales: 0 · Comparable Sales: 0 · Provenance: 1 · Exhibitions: 0.

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