"School House"

Date1988

Artist Mattie Lou O'Kelley (1908-1997)

MediumPaint, either oil or acrylic on canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 24" x 36" Framed: 31" x 39 1/2"

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.

Object number2001.101.15

DescriptionBrightly colored painting of a large red schoolhouse standing on the top of a hill. The paths in front of the schoolhouse are filled with children hurrying to school. In front of the schoolhouse is a park and trees and bushes filled with blossoms. Two children and two white dogs are hiding behind the bushes. In the distance is the outline of the city, and on the horizon are the blue colored mountains. A large black cloud hovers over the schoolhouse, depicting lightning and rain.
MarkingsWritten in black paint in the lower right corner "M.L. O'KELLEY/1988/#14", and across the lower center edge is the title: "SCHOOL HOUSE".
ProvenanceDonor: Dr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.