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