The Park Bench
Man on a Bench
Horace Pippin, American, 1888 - 1946
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1946Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
13 × 18 inches (33 × 45.7 cm) Frame: 18 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches (47 × 57.2 cm)Copyright:
Curatorial Department:
American Art
2016-3-4Credit Line:
Bequest of Daniel W. Dietrich II, 2016
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1946Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
13 × 18 inches (33 × 45.7 cm) Frame: 18 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches (47 × 57.2 cm)Copyright:
Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 208, American Art, second floor (Fernberger Family Gallery)
Accession Number:2016-3-4Credit Line:
Bequest of Daniel W. Dietrich II, 2016
Label:
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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