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ClassificationsPaintings-oils
Artist
Alberta Binford McCloskey
(American, 1855 - 1911)
Date1888
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions42 3/4 × 32 × 3/4 in. (108.6 × 81.3 × 1.9 cm)
Framed: 50 3/4 × 40 7/8 × 3 1/2 in. (128.9 × 103.8 × 8.9 cm)
Framed: 50 3/4 × 40 7/8 × 3 1/2 in. (128.9 × 103.8 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Eleanor Russell
Object number74.22.3
DescriptionAlberta McCloskey likely painted this still life of chrysanthemums in an Asian decorative vase shortly before moving to New York. The still life would have had a double meaning for a late 19th entury East Coast audience, simultaneously signifying the exoticism of both Asia and California. The first settlement of Chinese immigrants to the US was in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, causing a great deal of interest nationally. The chrysanthemum, which is native to China, was first cultivated in the United States in San Mateo County in 1884, close to San Francisco’s Chinatown. The rare flower represented the exotic appeal of California, where anything was said to grow.On View
On viewCollections
1850-1906
c. 1884
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