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The Fountain Square Pantomime. For the Cincinnati Art Museum By:Alyssa F. and Natalie S. . About the Masterpiece. This oil on canvas was created in 1892 by Joseph Henry Sharp. The purpose of this painting was to attract customers to the Mabley and Carew Department Store.
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The Fountain Square Pantomime For the Cincinnati Art Museum By:Alyssa F. and Natalie S.
About the Masterpiece • This oil on canvas was created in 1892 by Joseph Henry Sharp. • The purpose of this painting was to attract customers to the Mabley and Carew Department Store.
The painting documents Cincinnati’s lively street life. The painting also displays the artistic community by showing their love for the arts (example:drama). The masterpiece amazingly focuses on the audience instead of the performance. The pantomime was sponsored by Mabley and Carew Department Store. Technique
The Man Who Painted it all! • The famous Joseph Henry Sharp created this beautiful oil on canvas. • He was born in Bridge Port, Ohio in 1859. • He lived to the not so long ago 1935.
From Good to Great! • Sharp first went to the McMicken School of Design, in England, when he was 14 years old. • Later he attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati. • He finally studied art in Europe. • After all of this hard work he became an instructor of drawing and painting at the Art Academy in Cincinnati.
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