Object Details
- Artist
- Robert C. Minor, born New York City 1839-died Waterford, CT 1904
- Luce Center Label
- In Great Silas at Night, Robert Minor created a small yet dramatic nighttime image of waves crashing against the rocks. Minor was living in Greenwich Village in 1890, and this may be a view of the New York or Connecticut coastline. A pinpoint of light from a lighthouse is just visible in the distance, emphasizing the scale of the waves and the potential danger that faced ships sailing off the coast.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans
- 1890
- Object number
- 1909.7.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 16 x 20 in. (40.7 x 50.7 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 10A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Waterscape\sea
- Waterscape\coast
- Landscape\rocks
- Waterscape\time\night
- Record ID
- saam_1909.7.48
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7fc1ef1f6-95f2-4e45-bc29-fb8c20717eb5
