The image depicts a landscape with a line of rustic, wooden cabins nestled in a clearing across a small valley. Tall trees with sparse leaves stand closer to the viewer, leading the eye towards the cabins in the distance. The horizon is high in the composition, with a line of trees and a hint of sky above. The paint strokes create a textured, somewhat naive style, with warm and earthy colors dominating the scene. The foliage is rendered in a stippled or dappled texture, with splashes of yellow and hints of blue in the sky. Soft, rolling clouds are scattered across the sky. More trees rise…
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Early Camp Dugouts

Stanley Mazur (American, 1903 - 1978)

artist after Olof Krans (American, born Sweden, 1838 - 1916)

c. 1939

Medium
oil on board
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 61.6 cm (18 1/8 x 24 1/4 in.) ; framed: 55.3 x 70.8 x 2.5 cm (21 3/4 x 27 7/8 x 1 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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