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"To the Farm"

Date1989

Artist Mattie Lou O'Kelley (1908-1997)

OriginAmerica, Georgia

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 number2001.101.20

DescriptionBrightly colored painting of snow covered mountains in the background, and city buildings in the upper portion of the painting. In the foreground two buildings flank a bridge crossing a river as it runs out of town. Two children with two white spotted dogs are running down the road out of town while a policeman is slowly crossing the bridge behind them. A man stands beside a tethered donkey, and a parked motor car on the left side of the painting.
MarkingsWritten in black paint in the lower right corner "M.L. O'KELLEY/1989/#20", and across the lower center edge is the title: "TO THE FARM".
ProvenanceDonor: Dr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.