August from the Twelve Months Panels
Artist
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter
(Austrian/American, 1867-1915)
Date1892-93
CultureAmerican
MediumMarble
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN11657.8
August is traditionally the month for harvesting and transporting grain. Here, a boy pulls a hay cart, while another child, wearing a wreath, sits atop the cart gesticulating triumphantly. In the background at left is a church with an onion dome, evoking the architectural landscape of the artist’s Austrian homeland. At right, two children engage in a playful squabble.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 21
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