Buffalo Lighthouse
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Buffalo Lighthouse is a 1804 by Mary Altha Nims, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a tall, narrow lighthouse built from stacked bricks. The top has a small window and a weather vane with a cross on it. The base is a wide, sloping wall, also made of bricks, with a small door near the middle. The handwritten label at the bottom reads "Buffalo Lighthouse." The sketch is simple, with clean lines and no extra details. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.
