Blacksmith Shop, Old Lyme
c. 1910
20th Century
12 in. x 16 in. (304.8 mm. x 406.4 mm.)
Will Howe Foote,
American,
(June 29, 1874–January 27, 1965)
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas board
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. Freeman Foote
Accession Number:
1980.12
A sketchily painted building covered with colorful posters. A male figure is standing to the left of the front door. He is wearing a dark blue suit. There is a narrow dirt road in front of the shop, with a tree to the right. The blacksmith's shop was located on Lyme Street across from the present site of the Cooley Gallery.