Old Lyme Church
c. 1942
20th Century
20 in. x 26 in.
George D. Yater,
(November 30, 1910–1993)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
watercolor on paper
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs George Yater
Accession Number:
1994.6
George Yater was a Cape Cod painter who lived in Old Lyme from 1943 until 1946 while working in a defense-related plant in nearby Deep River. During that period he painted a number of local scenes, including this graphic view of the Old Lyme Church seen through the canopy of autumn leaves.