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A diagonal view of a road lined with houses. The buildings are in disrepair, destroyed by a recent earthquake. Several figures sit and stand in the street and assess the damage. A goat and horse are also depicted.
After the Earthquake
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

After the Earthquake

Artist Frank Hamilton Taylor (American, 1846 - 1927)
Date1880
SubjectSan Cristobal, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, North and Central America
MediumPen and black ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on paper
Dimensionssheet: 7 x 9 7/8 in. (17.8 x 25.1 cm)
mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineMuseum collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberDR-83-40
Collections
Visual DescriptionA diagonal view of a road lined with houses. The buildings are in disrepair, destroyed by a recent earthquake. Several figures sit and stand in the street and assess the damage. A goat and horse are also depicted.
Figures gathered in an outdoor space, used as a temporary graveyard for victims of the earthquake. A white tent is visible at the right, and the cathedral is depicted in the background.
San Cristobal, Cuba, After the Earthquake
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
Diagonal view of cathedral with people in the foreground. Large cracks in the façade are visible, resulting from the recent earthquake.
San Cristobal, Cuba, Cathedral, After the Earthquake
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
The Osceola riverboat sails on the Oklawaha River. Several figures are visible standing at the rails and sitting on the stairs of the steamer. The riverbanks are heavily vegetated with trees and shrubbery.
A Trip on the Oklawaha
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
General Grant and Party are Shown Some Florida Products
General Grant and Party are Shown Some Florida Products
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
Small boats with canvas sunshades and uniformed soldiers approaching larger ship. The steamship "Admiral" dominates the harbor. General Grant stands at the top of the staircase of the steamship. The silhouettes of several boats are visible in the background.
Arrival in Havana
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
General and Mrs. Grant in open carriage drawn by horses in city square. Large crowds are gathered for the festival. Palm trees, monumental sculpture, and architecture are seen in the background.
The Havana Carnival
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
A covered carriage with a couple is pulled by three horses and a male figure in a hat and holding a whip. They travel through rough terrain, dotted with palm trees, cacti, and rocks.
Travel in Cuba
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
A group of horses and riders chase a white bull, with one rider pulling the bull by its tail. Behind the figures lie a procession of carriages and several hills.
A Bull Tailing at Orizaba
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
Mountainous scene with heavily forested slopes. A train enters a tunnel through the mountain. At the left, a waterfall.
Falls of Rincon Grande, Mexico
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
Gate at Molino del Rey, Near Mexico City
Gate at Molino del Rey, Near Mexico City
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
Exterior terrace in atrium of building. A fountain and many plants decorate the structure. A group of three figures is visible at the far side of the railing.
Grant's Residence, Mexico City
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
Outdoor market scene, with vendors underneath cloth overhangs. Crowds of people line the walkways, and the figure of General Grant in a top hat is visible in the background. Behind the market, the silhouette of the cathedral rises over the scene.
Market, Orizaba, Mexico
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880

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