She thought a poet was a man who made rimes; she did not guess that this man when he said: "'There'll be fences here, and fields and roofs and chimneys," was talking poetry

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

She thought a poet was a man who made rimes; she did not guess that this man when he said: "'There'll be fences here, and fields and roofs and chimneys," was talking poetry

Date: 1930

Dimensions:

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known by reproduction only September 1930 Ladies' Home Journal® Magazine. Used with permission of the publisher.

Accession number: SUPP2000.1826

Research Number: NCW: 1826

References Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C .Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 263; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1168, p. 536

Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency from tear sheet, Brandywine River Museum Library

Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 4/2005

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She thought a poet was a man who made rimes; she did not guess that this man when he said: "'There'll be fences here, and fields and roofs and chimneys," was talking poetry

N.C. Wyeth

She thought a poet was a man who made rimes; she did not guess that this man when he said: "'There'll be fences here, and fields and roofs and chimneys," was talking poetry