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The Park Bench was among Pippin’s last paintings. Some feel that the solitary man is a self-portrait showing the artist in a reflective state of mind. However, the composition probably was inspired by a West Chester resident who liked to sit on a bench in Everhart Park, just a few blocks from Pippin’s home.
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| Title: | The Park Bench Man on a Bench |
| Date: | 1946 |
| Artist: | Horace Pippin (American, 1888–1946) |
| Medium: | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions: | 13 × 18 inches (33 × 45.7 cm) Frame: 18 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches (47 × 57.2 cm) |
| Classification: | Paintings |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Daniel W. Dietrich II, 2016 |
| Accession Number: | 2016-3-4 |
| Geography: | Made in United States, North and Central America |
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