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Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine
Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine
Artist (American)

Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine

Datec. 1860
DimensionsSight: 20 5/8 × 26 9/16 in. (52.4 × 67.5 cm)
Object numberN0321.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextWhile many folk artists found inspiration in their surroundings or from personal memories, some looked to other artists' work for ideas. It is believed that this painting is based on a print of a similar winter scene. Imitating the composition of the print, the artist created his or her own winter scene with a universal, timeless appeal when sleighing was a primary means of winter transportation.
Exhibition History“The Flowering of American Folk Art,” M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA, June 24, 1974 – September 15, 1974; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, April 22, 1974 – June 2, 1974; The Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY, February 1, 1974 – March 24, 1974.

“Grandma Moses and the ‘Primitive Tradition,’” Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT, June 11, 2011 – October 30, 2011.

“Folk Art and American Modernism,” American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY, July 8, 2015 – October 1, 2015; Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, September 18, 2014 – December 31, 2014.
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