Stool of William Trost Richards
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1890s
MediumWood and canvas
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.67
Not on view
DescriptionA tripod stool with a canvas seat.Label TextWilliam Trost Richards’ easel, stool, paint box, palette, paints, and other materials, ca. 1890s In 1994 Edith Ballinger Price donated to the Chrysler Museum of Art dozens of drawings, watercolors, and paintings created by her grandfather, the landscape painter William Trost Richards (1833–1905). Her gift also included some of his equipment and artist’s materials. This collapsible and portable easel, stool, and paint box allowed Richards to take long walks along empty stretches of coastline and to create a temporary outdoor workspace before any vista that pleased him, no matter how remote. Gifts of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.66, .67, .68, and .107–.124Exhibition History"In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet," National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., March 2 - June 8, 2008; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, July 13 - October 19, 2008. “Seascapes by William Trost Richards,” Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 9 - May 1, 2016.
