1918
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Little School House, Land of Nod is a 1918 ink by Childe Hassam, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a small white schoolhouse sitting alone in a field at dusk. The only light comes from the open door, a single warm glow against the cool black ink. Hassam made it during World War I, when many artists turned to quiet scenes for comfort. He used a flat stone to press the ink onto paper, letting rough edges stay rough. Lithography means the artist draws right on the stone with greasy crayon. See one of his crayons at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Frederick Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
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