SUTTER'S MILL

Artist MINERVA TEICHERT (1888-1976)

Datec.1957

CountryWyoming, USA

MediumMixed media: charcoal and graphite

Dimensions27.3 x 42.2 cm (10 3/4 x 16 5/8") (Image)
Overall: 30.2 x 45.1 cm (11 7/8 x 17 3/4")

ClassificationsDrawing

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Teichert Family Collection.

Terms

Object number980150016

DescriptionA saw mill, powered by a water wheel, dominates the upper left corner. The mill is surrounded by pine forest and a man is pushing logs in to be cut. In the foreground a stream cuts through the center with a group of people on both sides. On the left, one figure kneels, one sits and one figure stands. On the right, two figures stand with shovels and one figure kneels with a mining pan.

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