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Remains of a Lost Neighborhood
Remains of a Lost Neighborhood
Remains of a Lost Neighborhood
Remains of a Lost Neighborhood, Augusta Denk Oelschig, 1994, Oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Estate of Augusta Oelschig.

Remains of a Lost Neighborhood

Artist (American, 1918 - 2000)
Date1994
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 22 × 28 inches (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Augusta Oelschig.
Object number2019.41.7
On View
Not on view
Copyright© Estate of Augusta Oelschig. The 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 TextAlthough the artist made notes on a 1992 painting indicating that it would be her last, the artist apparently executed or completed this painting in 1994, making this her last dated painting. Despite the title, the presence of a little girl playing and the bright palette imbue this painting with a feeling of hope and rebirth.
Terms
    Southern Suburbia
    Southern Suburbia
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    c. late 1950s - early 60s
    A horse grazes next to a telephone pole just outside the fence of a brown house beside a yellow…
    Winter Scene
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    1955
    House with Figure
    House with Figure
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    1987
    Study of House with Sunflowers
    Study of House with Sunflowers
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    1986
    Tybee
    Tybee
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    by 2000
    Ozela Taylor
    Ozela Taylor
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    1942 - 1943
    Small Landscape with Dead Oak
    Small Landscape with Dead Oak
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    by 2000
    Buzzard Island
    Buzzard Island
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    by 2000
    Portrait of a woman and a boy leaning against a porch railing behind a flower box.
    Visitin' Miss Laura
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    c. 1970 - 1979
    A landscape of six figures sitting in a row on a fence.
    Sparrows
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    1953
    A large pink building with an arcade of arched doorways and windows. In the foreground are figu…
    Old City Market
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    c. early 1950s
    A watercolor study for a painting of a street baseball game.
    Study for Front Yard Baseball Game
    Augusta Denk Oelschig
    n. d.
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