Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009249About the Artwork
Julian Alden Weir's painting shows the construction of the Scotland Dam, built between 1907 and 1909 on the Shetucket River near his summer home in Windham, Connecticut. The artist had a vested interest in the subject, as the dam ensured an energy supply to the area's inhabitants that included his family.
Inscriptions
Signed lower right: "J. Alden Weir"
Provenance
The artist's estate Phillips Memorial Gallery, Washington, DC, purchased in 1923 The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, purchased in 1927
Exhibition history
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936). Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937). 35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951). Landscape. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 9-April 22, 1962). Paintings by J. Alden Weir. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (organizer) (May 6-June 8, 1972); Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (June 20-July 9, 1972); Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Provo, UT (September 1-October 5, 1972). Connecticut and American Impressionsim: The Artists and the Landscape. University of Connecticut, William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, CT (organizer) (March 16-May 30, 1980). American Impressionist Paintings. Gallery Thyssen-Bornemisza, Lugano-Catagnola, Switzerland (organizer) (July 22-October 28, 1990). L'Impressionisme Américain 1880-1915. Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne 8, Switzerland (organizer) (June 6-October 20, 2002). The Golden Age of American Impressionism. Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, Long Island, NY (organizer) (November 22, 2003-February 1, 2004).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Julian Alden Weir (American, 1852–1919)
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 93.5 x 118.5 x 7.5 cm (36 13/16 x 46 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 76 x 101.6 cm (29 15/16 x 40 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Accession no.
- 1927.171
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