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Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: The Huntington Avenue Streetcar

Maurice Brazil Prendergast American

1895–1897

Not on view

This charming depiction of a woman stepping off a departing streetcar and running across the tracks is one of forty-four sheets, all in the Robert Lehman Collection, from Prendergast's "Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook." The drawings and watercolors of this now-dismantled sketchbook principally show the cheerful activities of elegantly attired women, who are seen riding bicycles, pushing prams, strolling with parasols, and resting on park benches.

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: The Huntington Avenue Streetcar, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York), Watercolor over pencil — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: The Huntington Avenue Streetcar, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York), Watercolor over pencil

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: The Huntington Avenue Streetcar, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York), Watercolor over pencil

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Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: The Huntington Avenue Streetcar

Artist: Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York)

Date: 1895–1897

Medium: Watercolor over pencil

Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number: 1975.1.940

Chronology

The United States and Canada, 1800-1900 A.D.

The Robert Lehman Collection. Vol. 8, American Drawings and Watercolors

The Robert Lehman Collection. Vol. 8, American Drawings and Watercolors

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