Roadside in Maine

John Marin

1923

  • Titles Roadside in Maine (Proper)@Road Side, Deer Isle (Alternate)
  • Artist John Marin, American, 1870 - 1953
  • Medium watercolor on paper
  • Dimensions 12 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (32.4 x 38.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. Merrill N. Bradley and Mrs. J. Reese Murray, AFI.4.2006, image © 2018 Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Work Type watercolor
  • Classification Paintings

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Composite image with vignettes depicting how news was conveyed during the Civil War. Clockwise, from top center: (1) In "Wounded," a woman buries her head in hand after receiving a letter from the front telling her a loved one has been wounded. (2) In "From Richmond," wounded soldiers who have returned home from battle speak to a woman in the street.; (3) "The Newspaper Train" depicts soldiers as they rush to greet a train from which newspapers are being thrown.; (4) Above the title "War News Illustrated," a soldier on horseback blows a bugle.; (5) In "Our Special Artist," Winslow Homer sits atop a barrel turned on its side, sketching Union soldiers in camp.; (6) "News for the Staff" depicts the arrival of a courier with a letter for a commanding officer.; (7) In "For the Fleet," two sailors wait at mail is distributed.
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A bird characterized by black feathers on its back, yellow feathers on its chest, and white feathers on its stomach stands on a branch containing oblong leaves and green acorns.
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