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On a plain table is placed a bowl of pears and an Italian jug, apparently that same one as appearing in his “Fruit in a Basket" still life. In the jug, we see a bouqet of roses. Light from the ride side of painting casts shadow seemingly upon a wall…

Upon an unadorned table we see a cane basket filled with apples, oranges, and a grapefruit; next to a pitcher, a lemon and another apples. In the absence of drapery or curios, the complexity in this still life comes from subtle elements like the…

This butcher in Avon, NY did business with the Wadsworth family in the later 19th century

In this detail from an 1872 map, we can see that the processing of meats took place literally next door to a school

Situated at the northeast end of the pond in Central Park, the Gapstow Bridge was envsioned as part of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's network of trails, tunnels, and bridges--both functional and aesthetically pleasing. This one was…

This image incorporates a lot of life within an oddly cropped picture of the Garcia Family. This image gives a look inside of the living conditions of migrant farmworkers, but not through the eyes of someone who knows them as a worker, instead the…

The Geneseo Migrant Center has a collection of photographs the were created by at least three members of the family; there also are a handful of collages using those images. This one has an enigmatic annotation perhaps referencing the child's name…

Two women are depicted holding one another, one nude and the other clothed. While the brushstrokes are liberated and cloud the painting, it is obvious there are another two figures in the background observing these women. This addition to the work…

Blacks and grays are used to create a scene of women working in a factory at sewing machines. Birkin uses this monochrome palette to create a sense of weariness: no light comes in through the dark windows, leaving miserly electric lights inside to…