Laddie
Object Detail
Artist
Date
1908
Period
20th century
Media
Oil on canvas
Measurements
33 1/4 x 30 inches (unframed)
44 3/4 x 39 x 2 1/4 inches (framed)
44 3/4 x 39 x 2 1/4 inches (framed)
Classification
Subject Category
Figure
Landscape
Landscape
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Greene, Boston, 1957.1073
Accession No
57.1073
Context
Benson’s subject, the son of a North Haven neighbor, radiates with happiness under dappled light of a garden on the island. The artist’s family and friends were frequent subjects of his paintings completed during summers on the island.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.