Merino Sheep
Artist
Linton Park
(American, 1826 - 1906)
CultureAmerican
Date1885
MediumOil on mattress ticking
DimensionsOverall: 32 3/4 x 52 in. (83.2 x 132.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 40 3/4 x 59 1/4 in. (103.5 x 150.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 40 3/4 x 59 1/4 in. (103.5 x 150.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number80.181.13
On View
On viewLabel TextLinton Park American, 1826—1906 Merino Sheep, 1885 Oil on mattress ticking A sheep farmer near the small town of Marion Center in southwestern Pennsylvania commissioned this painting from local artist Linton Park. Rather than simply illustrating the flock, Park created a fanciful scene punctuated with frolicking ewes, dueling rams, young people courting, and a bucolic townscape along the Susquehanna River. As a young man, Park traveled widely and served in the Union army during the Civil War but later spent nearly his entire career working within this same region in which he was born. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 80.181.13 ProvenanceGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch to Chrysler Museum of Art, 1980.Exhibition History"Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. "Democratic Designs: American Folk Paintings from the Chrysler Museum," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, August 16, 2014 - April 5, 2015.
