Landscape
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
1979.5.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Edward Mitchell Bannister's *Landscape* (1899 invites visitors into a serene slice of rural America, capturing the quiet harmony of everyday farm life. This oil painting features cattle grazing near a weathered fence, with a sturdy tree anchoring the composition amid open fields. Painted in Bannister's later years, it reflects his masterful ability to evoke the tranquil beauty of the New England countryside, where he spent much of his career. As one of the foremost African American artists of the 19th century (1828–1901), Bannister was a trailblazer in landscape painting, influenced by the Ba...