Charles E. Burlingame (Providence, Rhode Island, Late 19th Century) Broadway, Providence Street Scene

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Charles E. Burlingame (Providence, Rhode Island, Late 19th Century)

Broadway, Providence Street Scene
Signed "C.E. Burlingame/1871" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 10 5/8 x 15 1/8 in., unframed.
Condition: Relined, area of retouch in the sky at top of central building.

Provenance: Flotsam and Jetsam, Providence, Rhode Island, October 14, 1977.

Exhibitions: Reflections of 19th Century America: Folk Art from the Collection of Sybil B. and Arthur B. Kern; Rhode Island Collects, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, October 1-November 15, 1981.

Note: Charles E. Burlingame is listed in the 1871 Providence City Directory as an architect at 63 Broadway. The church in the center of the image is the Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church of Providence.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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