American, 1888-1960
Flowers, c.1935-1943
Oil on canvas
29 1/2” x 23 1/4”
The Brooklyn College Library Collection
In 1913, Allen Lee Swisher studied with Jean-Paul Laurens at the renowned Académie Julian in Paris, and later in New York with Harry Mills Walcott. He is known predominantly as a portrait painter.
Swisher painted this lush and abundant bouquet of wildflowers with confidence and verve. His exuberance perhaps reflects the optimism the WPA engendered in many aspiring American artists.
