Election Night (in the country)

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

Election Night (in the country)

Medium: Graphite on gray paper
Date: prior to 1902
Dimensions:
15 3/4 × 21 1/2 in. (40 × 54.6 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2496
Research Number: NCW: 2496
InscribedLower right: ELECTION NIGHT (IN THE COUNTRY) / By / N. C. Wyeth
ProvenanceThe artist; descended in family
Curatorial RemarksGloria Greis, Executive Director of the Needham History Center & Museum, has identified the building in the background of this drawing as the Moseley Building, which stood at the corner of Great Plain Avenue and Chestnut Street. From about 1884 to 1903, the second floor of the building served as a temporary town hall where voting took place. Wyeth's drawing accurately reflects the building and its adjacent post office.
This piece probably relates to NCW 2246.307 and 2246.104.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 11/29/2006