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Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine

Childe Hassam American
1890
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 769
During the 1890s Hassam summered on Appledore, the largest in a group of islands called the Isles of Shoals, located ten miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The sumptuous wildflower garden cultivated by Hassam’s friend Celia Thaxter, a poet and amateur artist, provided an enticing contrast to the island’s rugged terrain, attracting many landscape painters. In this work, vibrant red poppies entangled in lush green foliage introduce a view of sun-bleached Babb’s Rock. Hassam omitted the large hotel owned and operated by Thaxter’s family—a vibrant gathering spot for the community of artists who visited annually.

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  • Title: Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine
  • Artist: Childe Hassam (American, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1859–1935 East Hampton, New York)
  • Date: 1890
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (45.1 x 54.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.567
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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