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The Blue Umbrella

Artist Darragh Park (American, 1939 - 2009)
Date1984-1986
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 60 x 76 inches (152.4 x 193.04 cm)
Framed: 61 x 77 inches (154.94 x 195.58 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Darragh Park
Object number2012.2.8
SignedLower right edge, written in cursive in black paint: Darragh Park
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DescriptionThis is an urban street scene. Two people wearing red raincoats are underneath a blue umbrella that spans the entire horizontal top edge of the painting. Behind them are numerous yellow taxis and a partial view of a red brick, multiple-story apartment building.
Copyright© Estate of Darragh Park, William C. Halter, Jr. (attorney and co-executor) and James M. Park (co-executor)
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