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Seven Miles to Farmington
George Henry Durrie, (New Haven, Connecticut, 1820 - 1863)
Durrie, George Henry
American
1820 - 1863
Primary
26 in. x 36 1/8 in.
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image only
oil
oil
ca.1853
1848
1858
Art Object, Nomenclature
Few artists shaped the popular image of New England more than George H. Durrie, whose Connecticut landscapes were distributed as prints by the firm of Currier and Ives. Painted in an era when railroads were becoming the dominant mode of travel, "Seven Miles to Farmington," which exists in several versions, encourages nostalgia for the country tavern as a cheery wayside social center. Rather than depicting rural homesteads in their original settings Durrie, who lived in New Haven, often selected elements to create idyllic composites.
yes, lower left, G.H. Durrie New Haven
2002.1.50
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Florence Griswold Museum
10/18/2001
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Summer Landscape
George Henry Durrie, (New Haven, Connecticut, 1820 - 1863)
Durrie, George Henry
American
1820 - 1863
Primary
22 in. x 30 in.
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image only
oil
oil
1862
1862
1862
Art Object, Nomenclature
Scenes like this seemed to many a faithful representation of rural America. Durrie shaped the farm buildings, fences, and animals into romantic idylls.
yes, lower left, Geo H. Durrie 1862
2002.1.51
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Florence Griswold Museum
10/18/2001
Summer Landscape
Digital
completed
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