Fall Still Life

Palter--Fall Still Life.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Fall Still Life

Description

Two adjacent types of painting—still life and domestic “genre”—blur in this creatively arranged scene. At right, staples of the still life tradition like fruits, flowers, and drapery are displayed on a table. Yet there also is a child’s toy, and it seems the backdrop might be a blanket of some sort, trailing leftward to a radiator in the background. The domesticity and likely children implied by the toy is indicated by a sofa at left and wallpaper peeking out from behind the blanket; it’s an effective rendering of a woman artist working with her materials at hand.

About the Artist
: We haven’t located much reliable information about this artist. Palter graduated from Girls Commercial High School, Brooklyn, in 1929. Her paintings were exhibited in a 1938 FAP show in Flushing, NY along with NDG artist Henry Kallem. She married the abstract painter Albert Swinden—also a Federal Art Project artist—and their daughter Alice Swinden Carter went on to become a sculptor in her own right. 2 more images at FAP.

Creator

Palter, Rebecca, 1912-1998

Publisher

Federal Art Project

Date

1935-1940

Contributor

Source

Format

jpeg, 955 KB

Type

Still image

Identifier

136

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Oil painting

Physical Dimensions

29.5 x 23.5 in.
Condition: surface dirt, dented, pitted, torn

Geolocation

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