John Resting, (painting)

Object Details

Notes: North, Bill, "To Build Up a Rich Collection: Selected Works from the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art," Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2003, pg. 30.
Summary: Portrait of an African-American man seated at the foot of a tree, his back resting against the tree trunk, his body slumped over, and his head down as he sleeps. He wears a pair of blue overalls, and a straw hat rests in the grass beside his right foot. Behind him, two oars are propped up against the tree trunk.

Owner/Location: Kansas State University Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art 701 Beach Lane Manhattan Kansas 66506 Accession Number: 1935.1

Topic: Landscape--Tree; Portrait male--Full length; Portrait male--John; State of Being--Other--Sleep; Ethnic; Dress--Accessory--Hat