Palm Trees, Jamaica
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-743-c
About this artwork
Landscape and botanical sketch showing three palm trees growing on a steep hillside in Jamaica. At right, the coarse, scaly trunks of two palm trees are shown situated on a hilltop with mixed vegetation growing at their bases. The fronds of these trees are minimally shown at upper right, largely cut out of the frame. At left, the top of another palm tree with a lush crown of fronds is shown in meticulous detail. The base of its trunk is out of view, as it grows from a lower point on the hillside...