Street Scene with Building n.d.

Editor: This is Denman Waldo Ross's "Street Scene with Building," a small oil painting at the Harvard Art Museums. The pink building is so striking. What can you tell me about the symbolic weight of buildings in art? Curator: Notice how the building commands the majority of the canvas, its architecture a testament to cultural memory. Churches often symbolize community, history, and shared values. Does this resonate with your personal impression of the work? Editor: Absolutely. It feels like a place of gathering. Curator: Indeed. The building's physical presence evokes a sense of permanence, yet the soft colors lend a dreamlike quality, hinting at the passage of time. Editor: I hadn't considered the colors in relation to time. I appreciate how the enduring structure plays with the ephemeral colors.