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James Merritt Ives — The Old Oaken Bucket

James Merritt Ives

The Old Oaken Bucket

1857

Based on the nostalgic poem by Samuel Woodworth, this print transforms literary sentiment into visual form, embodying 19th-century America's romanticization of rural childhood.

Medium
lithograph

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James Merritt Ives, The Old Oaken Bucket, 1857

Based on the nostalgic poem by Samuel Woodworth, this print transforms literary sentiment into visual form, embodying 19th-century America's romanticization of rural childhood.

Medium
lithograph
Year
1857
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nostalgic, Brown, 19th Century, American, Americana, Landscape, Narrative, Rural, Lithograph, Sentimental

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