The image shows two individuals in a rustic interior setting. The woman on the left is standing facing the man, holding a large knife. She has long hair tied back or under a bonnet, and is dressed in a long-sleeved dress. The man on the right is standing facing the woman, holding a rifle. He has facial hair and long hair, and is dressed in a tunic-style top with a sash or belt, pants, and moccasin-style shoes. He carries a powder horn over his shoulder. Behind them, a child is seated at a spinning wheel, observing the scene. The room features a large fireplace with a mantle holding various items. There's a stool near the man, and the walls and floor are made of wood.
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The image shows two individuals in a rustic interior setting. The woman on the left is standing facing the man, holding a large knife. She has long hair tied back or under a bonnet, and is dressed in a long-sleeved dress. The man on the right is standing facing the woman, holding a rifle. He has facial hair and long hair, and is dressed in a tunic-style top with a sash or belt, pants, and moccasin-style shoes. He carries a powder horn over his shoulder. Behind them, a child is seated at a spinning wheel, observing the scene. The room features a large fireplace with a mantle holding various items. There's a stool near the man, and the walls and floor are made of wood.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Ai Telled Him to Stan Off

Arthur B. Frost

Date
1884
Medium
pen and black ink on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 23.18 × 25.72 cm (9 1/8 × 10 1/8 in.) sheet: 26.99 × 31.59 cm (10 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.981
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum exchange, 1960)
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • group
  • figure
  • Figures
  • Fighting
Provenance

Mr. E. Maurice Bloch, Los Angeles, California; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in black ink: A.B. Frost; center verso in black ink: Legend of Polecat Hollow / M. L. Page 82 / "Ai telled him to stan off"

NGA object ID 180864. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.