Smithsonian American Art Museum
Great Silas at Night
Robert C. Minor, born New York City 1839-died Waterford, CT 1904 · 1890
In Great Silas at Night, Robert Minor created a small yet dramatic nighttime image of waves crashing against the rocks. Minor was living in Greenwich Village in 1890, and this may be a view of the New York or Connecticut coastline. A pinpoint of light from a lighthouse is just visible in the distance, emphasizing the scale of the waves and the potential danger that faced ships sailing off the coast.
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