Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
A Psalm of Life
Alternate Title(s):Day Dreams, A Boy's View of History
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: ca. 1933 / 1937
Dimensions:
approximately 36 x 34 in. (91.4 x 86.3 cm)
Private collection
Used by permission, Courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company Archives
Accession number: SUPP2000.685
Research Number: NCW: 685
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined) / two illegible lines (perhaps date and ©)
ProvenancePurchased from the artist and descended in family of first owner
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 292; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.89, p. 666
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.213) of a printed version of this image (with slight variations) incorporated into a layout which includes the text of "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and several Coca-Cola logos, although the Coca-Cola Company Archives has no record of the image's use. "Day Dreams, A Boy's View of History" is the title that has descended with the painting.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography directly from painting
Photo Credit:Paul Mutino, 9/2006