# The Artist in the Village

- By: Walter Shirlaw (American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909)
- Date: 1875–80
- Medium: Graphite on paper
- Classification: Figures (representations)
- Dimensions: 32 × 24.1 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
- Culture: USA
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/19244)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/247e87d06b026bc1567e3c3d53c8f597.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A middle-adged man, seated and making a drawing, is surrounded by village people, mostly children.