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EVILS OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND COFFEE; THE DANGEROUS SERVANTS

Creator(s): Watson Barrett (Painter)

Currently in storage


About this object

Painting shows a young man holding a staff in his left hand, walking along a path. There are four shadowy figures surrounding him. There is a woman seated at lower right with a bottle on the ground next to her and holding a leaf out to him. The other three women are arranged behind him. They wear wreaths of leaves around their heads, and the one on the left wraps her arms around him. In the pool in the foreground, there is a reflection of a skull. The background is indistinct and shadowy.

Object name:
EVILS OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND COFFEE; THE DANGEROUS SERVANTS
Made from:
Oil on canvas
Made in:
USA
Date made:
1913
Size:
137.8 × 90.2 cm (54 1/4 × 35 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
51.165
Class:
PAINTING
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE; DATE lower right: Watson Barrett 1913
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978