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MAN PUSHING A GLOBE

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Painting shows a muscular man, wearing only a red loin cloth and sandals. He is at the right of the painting as he pushes with his right shoulder and left hand against a globe of the earth. The globe is painted in tan tones and with a bright blue ocean. He stands on a level surface. The background is unfinished. There is a halo effect around the globe and man. Image is similar to mythological Atlas holding up the world.

Object name:
MAN PUSHING A GLOBE
Made from:
Oil on canvas
Made in:
USA
Date made:
1902-1905
Size:
52.1 × 81.3 cm (20 1/2 × 32 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
51.220
Class:
PAINTING
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978