Strawberries
1888
19th Century
12 in. x 16 in.
Charles Ethan Porter,
American,
(1847–1923)
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Accession Number:
2002.1.109
Stiff life of strawberries in and around two baskets made of thin wood. Leaves in the background. Porter was one of the few black artists working in Connecticut. He studied at the National Academy of Design.