Artist: O. Louis Guglielmi (American, born Cairo, 1906-1956)
Medium: Oil on fiberboard
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, United States
The overcast sky, neglected buildings, and fallen monuments in Connecticut Autumn create an eerie landscape that evokes the poverty and despair of the 1930s. The young boy flying a kite appears full of hope and innocence, but a closer look reveals that his kite string crosses the power lines. The statue of an angel underscores the imminent tragedy, as he beckons to the boy from the monument yard.