Painting
- Title:
- John Swenson Granite Company, Concord, N.H.
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2017.041.01
- Creator:
- McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1976
- Description:
- Painting of the John Swenson Granite Company, Concord, N.H., by Arch McDonnell (1909-1978), c. 1976. Tempera on artist board. Winter scene with streetcar #12 and locomotive #1441 on parallel tracks passing the Swenson Granite Company, heading north on North State Street, Concord, in the 1930s. Large sign on factory building on right: "THE JOHN SWENSON GRANITE CO. / CONCORD GRANITE / NEW YORK OFFICE 101 PARK AVE." Two signs on front of streetcar: "CONCORD / AND PENACOOK" and "NOW! / STAR THEATRE / GRETA / GARBO / IN 'THE FLESH / AND THE DEVIL' ". Red and black Model A Ford on left. Utility lines overhead.
- Material:
- Artist board
- Dimensions:
- H-20 W-23.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Commissioned by the Swenson Granite Company and displayed in their offices in Concord.
Village Press in Concord produced a photolithograph of the painting in 1976 (see 1990.023.12). - Credit Line:
- Gift of Kurt Swenson and Kevin Swenson and all of the former owners of Swenson Granite Company from October 18, 1883, to September 16, 2016
- People:
- McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978)
- Subjects:
- Streetcars, Street railroads, Railroads, Railroad locomotives, Trollies, Granite quarrying
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