Burning

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Elizabeth Brooks Fuller’s watercolors were often made on the spot, and they capture the immediacy of the moment. Here, she has captured another of Deerfield, Massachusetts’ more earthy moments, the burning of the potato vines. Before the widespread availability of fungicides and insecticides, potato vines were burned to eliminate the season’s blights, and the ashes were spread on the fields. Here, the distinctive low long ridge of the Pocumtuck  Mountain rises above the field. Elizabeth (1896-1979) was a member of the town’s artistic Fuller family.

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Item typePainting
CreatorFuller, Elizabeth Brooks
Datecirca 1930
PlaceNew England
TopicAgriculture, Farming
EraGreat Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPainting; Watercolor
Dimension detailsHeight: 12.75 in Width: 17.25 in
Catalog #1995.11.355
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Fuller, Elizabeth Brooks. Burning. Painting. ca. 1930. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1995-11-355/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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