Winter Scene in Brooklyn Francis Guy (American, 1760-1820). Winter Scene in Brooklyn, ca. 1819-1820. Oil on canvas, 58 3/8 x 74 9/16 in. ( x cm). From his studio on Front Street, now the Brooklyn neighborhood known as Dumbo, the painter Francis Guy observed his neighbors on a snowy day two centuries ago. They can be seen here engaged in such activities as getting a drink from a hand pump well, feeding chickens, and socializing. Guy represented the diversity of his Brooklyn neighborhood, portraying a range of classes (from manual laborers to merchants) and including a large concentr
Winter Scene in Brooklyn Francis Guy (American, 1760-1820). Winter Scene in Brooklyn, ca. 1819-1820. Oil on canvas, 58 3/8 x 74 9/16 in. ( x cm). From his studio on Front Street, now the Brooklyn neighborhood known as Dumbo, the painter Francis Guy observed his neighbors on a snowy day two centuries ago. They can be seen here engaged in such activities as getting a drink from a hand pump well, feeding chickens, and socializing. Guy represented the diversity of his Brooklyn neighborhood, portraying a range of classes (from manual laborers to merchants) and including a large concentration of Brooklyn’s free African American population. American Art ca. 1819-1820
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