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Thornberry's Pasture, Brooklyn, Indiana (An Indiana Farm)
1904
55.27
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
29-1/4 x 22-1/4 in. (canvas) 35-1/2 x 28-1/2 x 2-1/2 in. (framed)
Mark DescriptionSigned, l.l.: J. Ottis Adams.
Accession NumberGift of Robert Brady Adams, John Alban Adams, and Edward Wolfe Adams
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteOwned by Winifred Brady Adams (wife of the artist); given to the museum by the sons of the artist
- Here, the setting sun leaves the foreground in deep shadow while the riverside and barn are cast in glowing autumnal light. The vertical composition places a strong emphasis on the trees that blanket the blue sky with their orange foliage.
- In Thornberry’s Pasture, Adams achieved the Impressionist goal of capturing the light and atmosphere of not just a season, but of a specific time in the day.
- In September of 1904, Adams was painting in Brooklyn, Indiana, a quick trip southwest from Indianapolis. It is no longer known, however, exactly where Thornberry’s pasture was located.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Back Home Again: The Return of Adams, Forsyth and Steele
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 17, 1998 - September 1, 1999
John Ottis Adams: Memorial Exhibition of Paintings
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
October 2, 1927 - October 30, 1927
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