Smoke Plumes of Savannah
Datec. 1924 - 1925
MediumOil on academy board
DimensionsCanvas: 23 7/16 × 28 1/2 inches (59.5 × 72.4 cm)
Framed: 28 5/16 × 33 7/16 × 1 1/2 inches (71.9 × 84.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary Lane Morrison.
Object number1985.2
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextNoted American tonalist and impressionist painter Eliot Candee Clark was a native of New York, and began exhibiting his paintings professionally at the National Academy of Design when he was only seventeen. He began to teach at the Art Students League in 1920, and was invited by the Savannah Art Club to spend the winters of 1924 and 1925 teaching in Savannah. Clark produced about twenty paintings of Savannah during his time here, focused primarily on the river at twilight and at night. Here, Clark presents a view of the city’s riverfront looking eastward, toward cotton warehouses on the left and smokestacks on the right. This hazy, industrial scene is a far cry from the tourist-crowded riverfront of today.Subject MatterSavannah River, River Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
