Object Details
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- This quaint Irish cottage was probably inspired by romantic illustrations of Ireland that appeared in American travel brochures and books. The lady playing a harp, however, is based on the symbol of the Society of United Irishmen, an organization formed in 1791 to rebel against British control. Their badge combined a harp (Ireland's national icon), with the motto: "It is new strung and shall be heard."
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- Josephine Joy, born North River Mills, WV 1869-died Peoria, IL 1948
- Date
- ca. 1935-1938
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Newark Museum
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 31 x 36 1/8 in. (78.8 x 91.9 cm)
- Type
- Painting
- Folk Art
