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An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay

Creator Name

William Bradford

Cultural Context

American

Date

1871

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Painting

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Title

An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay

Creator

William Bradford, American, 1823–1892, Artist

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Cultural Context

American

Material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

51 3/4 x 78 in. (131.4 x 198.1 cm); framed: 60 x 86 1/2 x 4 in.;
depth: 10.5centimetre;
height: 219.7centimetre;
width: 153centimetre;
height: 131.4centimetre;
width: 198.1centimetre

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Date

1871

Provenance

Gift of Erving and Joyce Wolf, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1982

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Rights

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Public Domain

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Subjects

Ships; Landscapes

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