A snowy scene looking south on Charles Street in Baltimore's Mt. Vernon neighborhood. An equestrian statue of General LaFayette is viewed from behind. After moving to Baltimore from France, the artist and her husband lived in an apartment in Mt. Vernon from 1933-1934. This view might have been rendered from their upper floor apartment on…

Charles Street from Mt. Vernon Place

Description

A snowy scene looking south on Charles Street in Baltimore's Mt. Vernon neighborhood. An equestrian statue of General LaFayette is viewed from behind. After moving to Baltimore from France, the artist and her husband lived in an apartment in Mt. Vernon from 1933-1934. This view might have been rendered from their upper floor apartment on the square, or even from the entrance to the Washington Monument itself.

Creator

Kinder, Alice Riddle, 1892-1980

Date

circa 1933-1934

Materials

Oil on paper glued to illustration board

Object ID

BCLM-MA.728

Accession Number

BCLM-1941.236

Resource ID

19262

Notes

Painting was purchased from a Baltimore art exhibition for the collection at the Peale Museum (Municipal Museum).

Credit Line

Purchase

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.