The Red Serape
ca. 1902
19th Century
30 in. x 30 in.
Edward F. Rook,
American,
(September 21, 1870–October 25, 1960)
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Purchase
Accession Number:
1993.10
View of a Mexican courtyard with people taking a midday siesta. In the center is a seated figure wrapped in a red serape. "Rook spent eleven months in Mexico, beginning in October of 1901...With the Mexican paintings, Rook has made the leap toward a full-bodied American Impressionism...they were exhibited at the National Arts Club in 1905 and were critically well received..." from the Rook exhibition catalogue.