Farm Yard
Object NamePainting
Artist / Maker
Orr Cleveland Fisher
(American, 1885 - 1974)
Date1934
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (74.9 x 90.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased by Iowa State College from Grant Wood's federal Public Works of Art Projects Studio. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM84.44
Status
Not on viewCultureAmerican
Label TextFrom "Subject to Change" exhibit:
Orr Fisher (American, 1885-1974)
Farm Yard, 1934
Oil on canvas
Purchased by Iowa State College from Grant Wood's federal Public Works of Art Projects Studio. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
U84.44
A modest farm that needs some repair and a single cow standing in the pasture forecast the coming of spring-a time of hope and renewal. Painted in the depths of the Great Depression, the painting provides a sense of hope for a better future.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
