Ralph Stackpole

American
(1885–1973)

Barnyard
Date unknown

Watercolor on paper
26 x 32 in.
Museum Purchase with the General Operating Fund
1984.656

Stackpole was among the artists Calvin brought to USAC as part of his summer visiting artists’ program, and one of the few sculptors to participate. Like Fletcher, Stackpole studied in Paris, where he befriended Diego Rivera and other prominent modernists. While primarily known for his public sculpture—including major commissions for the Panama-Pacific Exhibition (1915) and Golden Gate International Exhibition (1939) --Stackpole was also a gifted painter.

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This object has the following keywords:

• animals
• barns - Agricultural buildings with large, usually sliding doors, prominent roofs, and predominantly open spaces on the interior, primarily used as storage buildings for hay, grains, and farm equipment and shelters for livestock; does not include those structures, often termed barns, used for the processing of food and other agricultural produce, such as hop barns and tobacco barns.
• barnyards - Yards connected to and associated with a barn; usually fenced livestock yards separated from general work and activity areas.
• cow
• Livestock
• watercolor

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Growing West: Exploring Art in Agriculture (Additional Materials) , 3/7/2016 - 10/6/2016
• SC Spring 24 - Animals II , 12/11/2023 - 5/10/2024