The Arkansas Traveller (1870) by Currier and Ives

The Arkansas Traveller - Currier and Ives - 1870

Artwork Information

TitleThe Arkansas Traveller
ArtistCurrier and Ives
Date1870
Art MovementRomanticism

About The Arkansas Traveller

The artwork titled “The Arkansas Traveller,” created by Currier and Ives in 1870, is an illustration falling under the Romanticism movement and genre painting category.

This Romantic-era artwork depicts a lively genre scene set in the backwoods of Arkansas. It features a traveler on horseback, engaging with a group of rural inhabitants outside a rustic log cabin labeled “Whisky.” The traveler, dressed in formal attire, is positioned centrally, gesturing with his hand as he presumably converses with the seated figure of a man donning a hat and vest. Observers, including children and a woman, watch the interaction with interest while a dog rests in the foreground. The log cabin, constructed of rough-hewn logs, appears weather-worn, adding to the rural and candid ambiance of the scene.

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