Tropical Country
Artist
Gifford Beal
Year1941
Classification
painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions104 1/2 x 224 1/2 in. (265.4 x 570.2 cm)
Credits
Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
- Tropical Country, Lands of Hawaii depicts a scene of cultivated land where a group of men are planting pineapple plants. There are two mules in the picture who are harnessed to a plow. Stripes of white contrasting the dark coral color of the earth indicate the paper mulch (generated by the mulching machine shown) being laid down during the planting process. The distant mountains are a rich but transparent purple, and the group of men are surround by lush green trees and bushes.