Farmer and Oxen, Lyme
Identifier
              1998.592.1
          Date Created
              1911
          Work Medium
              
          Dimensions
              31.75 in x 24 in
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      Historical Context
              Alten visits Old Lyme, Connecticut in 1911 and paints several autumn scenes, which he eventually exhibits at the Lyme Art Association.  While there, he resides in the barn-studio of Will Howe Foote (1874-1965), a Grand Rapids native and early member of the Old Lyme artist colony.
          Description
              Farmer with two oxen is putting something in a bag on the ground. 
          Credit
              Gift of George H. and Barbara Gordon