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Charles Sheeler

Yankee Clipper

Maker

Charles Sheeler (American, 1883-1965)

Title

Yankee Clipper

Year

1939

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

glaze, oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

61 x 71.1 cm (24 x 28 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed and dated LR:Sheeler1939

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund and Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

41.006

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Modernism in the Americas
Jun 20, 2003 – Aug 31, 2003
The Far Traveler
Jun 29, 2000 – Sep 03, 2000
From the Reserve IV
Nineteenth-Century American Painting
Jul 22, 1994 – Oct 02, 1994
American Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection
Jun 26, 1987 – Jan 03, 1988
Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
Jul 18, 1979 – Sep 14, 1979
  • More Exhibition History +

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Charles Sheeler (American, 1883-1965)
Yankee Clipper, 1939
Oil on canvas
61 x 71.1 cm (24 x 28 inches)
Jesse Metcalf Fund and Mary B. Jackson Fund 41.006

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