2006.75.19

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Train at Susanville
c. 1960
18 in HIGH x 14 in WIDE
(45.72 cm HIGH x 35.56 cm WIDE)
Gift of the Lyle R. Scott Collection
2006.75.19

frame
"F Day" - D has triple vertical mark, painted, BR
Adhesive exhibition label on verso:"HX76.7.2Frank Day; KonkowTrain at SusanvilleCA. 1960oil on canvasboardCollection of Lyle R. Scott1.1.6MEMORY AND IMAGINATIONThe Legacy of Maidu Indian Artist Frank DayOakland Museum of California History Department1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94611 510.238.3842"Adhesive label on verso:"Atthowe Fine Art Services926 32nd Street Oakland, California 94608(510)654-6816CRATE 2"
"MEMORY AND IMAGINATION: The Legacy of Maidu Indian Artist Frank Day" - March 15 to Oct. 19, 1997, Oakland Museum of California.





Oil painting on canvas contains a composition of a freight train. A black steam locomotive with smokestack, bell, and a pilot (or cattle catcher) on the front end appears on train tracks that run from right to left across the canvas just below center. The locomotive pulls an open freight car stacked with wood. Green grass is painted below the train tracks across the lower half of the canvas and a clear off-white sky appears above the horizon line at center.
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