Painting

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

2006.055.01

Creator:

McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978); McDonnell, Dorothy (1906-1995)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1978

Description:

Landscape painting, untitled, by Arch McDonnell (1909-1978) and Dorothy McDonnell (1906-1995), 1978. Tempera on masonite. Winter scene of gray steam locomotive (Boston & Maine Railroad locomotive #3716) pulling passenger train along a river, approaching lower left. Two people and a dog stand next to tracks at lower right; one person is waving to engineer, who can be seen with hand raised at window of locomotive. Number "3716" painted in white on side of locomotive below window and on front below brass bell. Coal car behind locomotive, with white lettering on side: "BOSTON / AND MAINE" within a rectangle. Signed, lower right, "ARCH McDONNELL / DOROTHY". Horizontal rectangle. Wood frame with gold-painted interior edge and beige canvas-covered liner.

Material:

Masonite

Dimensions:

H-18 W-24 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by Charles and Elynore Taylor at Edaville Railroad Show in South Carver, MA, in 1980. Label that came with painting: "Supposedly the last painting he did. Was on his easel when he passed away and was completed by his wife, Dorothy whose name also appears at the bottom right."

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978), McDonnell, Dorothy (1906-1995)

Subjects:

Trains, Rail transportation, Railroad locomotives, Railroads, Railroad passenger cars, Winter, Snow