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Painting of children and adults gathered at a glowing street shrine at night, with a white statue, candles, strings of lights, and flags.

Street Shrine

A nighttime street procession gathers around an illuminated shrine with a white statue of a robed Virgin, lit by candles and strings of lights. Children in ruffled, pastel dresses and standing adults crowd the foreground beneath draped flags, while balconies above are filled with onlookers in an oil painting with thick, loose brushwork.

Artist
Jerome Myers
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2149 × 2880 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1931).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Altar callejero (Jerome Myers, 1931)

Una procesión nocturna de calle se reúne alrededor de un altar iluminado con una estatua blanca de la Virgen con manto, rodeada de velas y guirnaldas de luces. En primer plano, niños con vestidos de volantes en tonos pastel y adultos de pie se agrupan bajo banderas drapeadas, mientras los balcones de arriba están llenos de espectadores en una pintura al óleo de pincelada suelta.

Português: Altar de rua (Jerome Myers, 1931)

Uma procissão noturna de rua reúne-se em torno de um altar iluminado, com uma estátua branca da Virgem vestida com manto, cercada por velas e fileiras de luzes. Em primeiro plano, crianças com vestidos de babados em tons pastel e adultos em pé se aglomeram sob bandeiras drapeadas, enquanto as varandas acima estão cheias de espectadores, em pintura a óleo de pinceladas soltas.

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