Stooks Collection

The Harvesters, 1565. Creator: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Harvesters, 1565

Farming Scene in Western Canada - harvesting crops and stooks. Date: circa 1910s

Stirling Castle 1904
Stirling Castle, from the Kings Knot

Stirling Castle from Kings Knot, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Castle viewed from Kings Knot, Stirling, Scotland. circa 1905

Banff Bridge in 1901. Creator: Unknown
Banff Bridge in 1901. Harvest scene near Banff in Scotland. Print after a painting by Robert Weir Allan. From English water-colour with reproductions of drawings by eminent painters

Harvested corn stacked traditionally in stooks, Coldridge, Mid Devon, England. Summer (July) 2009

Llandrillo Church & Little Orme, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, N Wales
Llandrillo Church and Little Orme, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Sunset over the Gleaning Fields, 1855 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour on paper)
MAN364958 Sunset over the Gleaning Fields, 1855 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); 19x40.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Typical southeastern Georgia farm with newly harvested field of oats, 1939. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott
Typical southeastern Georgia farm with newly harvested field of oats

Shocked corn in field of FSA borrower, Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Shocked corn in field of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon. [Corn arranged into shocks or stooks for drying]

Field of corn in shock on farm of FSA borrower, Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Field of corn in shock on farm of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon. [Corn arranged into shocks or stooks for drying]

View from Wittenham Clumps, 1913 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
6332231 View from Wittenham Clumps, 1913 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); 56.3x64.8 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; © Bristol Museums

The Harvesters, 1888 / 89. Creator: Leon-Augustin Lhermitte
The Harvesters, 1888/89

Harvesting on the South Coast, 1869 (w / c & bodycolour on paper)
CH402200 Harvesting on the South Coast, 1869 (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Warren, Edmund George (1834-1909); 60.2x91.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Surrey Cornfield, c. 1877 (oil on canvas)
2829489 A Surrey Cornfield, c.1877 (oil on canvas) by Lucas, George (1840-1912); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by Mrs E. W

Comic postcard, Couple asleep in the countryside Date: 20th century

A Harvest Festival, 1880 (oil on panel)
CH362292 A Harvest Festival, 1880 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 31.8x23.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Corn Stooks and Farmsteads - Hill Farm, Capel-yffin, Wales, 1938 (pencil & w / c on paper)
5614228 Corn Stooks and Farmsteads - Hill Farm, Capel-yffin, Wales, 1938 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); 37 x 53.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

August, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Cornstooks, Berwick Beyond, 1888 (oil on canvas)
Ma312059 Cornstooks, Berwick Beyond, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Barber, Joseph Moseley (fl.1858-89); 50.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; British, out of copyright

The Valley Thick with Corn, 1825 (pen and dark brown ink with brush in sepia mixed with
1217511 The Valley Thick with Corn, 1825 (pen and dark brown ink with brush in sepia mixed with gum arabic; varnished) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); 18.2x27.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

The Harvest Field, 1846 (oil on canvas)
OJ378783 The Harvest Field, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Lee, Frederick Richard (1798-1879); 78.1x119.4 cm; Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

View of Preston from Penwortham Hill, c. 1821 (oil on canvas)
HMP90737 View of Preston from Penwortham Hill, c.1821 (oil on canvas) by Jenkinson, John (1790-1823); 107x151.5 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

Harvest Time, Llyn Crafnant, North Wales, 1869 (w / c on paper)
BIR122821 Harvest Time, Llyn Crafnant, North Wales, 1869 (w/c on paper) by Wallis, George (1811-91); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Arms of Newton over Gateway of Barrs Court, 1827 (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832521 Arms of Newton over Gateway of Barrs Court, 1827 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Harvest Scene, 1879 (oil on canvas)
XEH53783 Harvest Scene, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Demont, Adrien Louis (1851-1928); Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux, Le Havre, France; French, out of copyright

The Harvest Field, 1857 - 1858 (oil on canvas)
1217531 The Harvest Field, 1857 - 1858 (oil on canvas) by Lupton, Nevil Oliver (b.1823); 41x61 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

The Puritan Corn Husker, 1941 (oil on canvas)
2653584 The Puritan Corn Husker, 1941 (oil on canvas) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); 274.3x439.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Late Twilight, 1825 (pen and dark brown ink with brush in sepia mixed with gum arabic
1217512 Late Twilight, 1825 (pen and dark brown ink with brush in sepia mixed with gum arabic; varnished) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); 18x23.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

A Cornfield at Sunset. Creator: Hercules Brabazon Brabazon
A Cornfield at Sunset

September, ca. 1907. Creator: William Anderson Coffin
September, ca. 1907

A harvest time view of the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, showing the stooks in the fields behind the building. Date: 1960s

Old Tree at Alum Rock, 1840-1860. Alum Rock, Birmingham. Creator: Unknown
Old Tree at Alum Rock, 1840-1860. Alum Rock, Birmingham

The Valleys Stand Thick With Corn, 1865. Creator: Richard Redgrave
The Valleys Stand Thick With Corn, 1865. The title is taken from the Bible, Psalm 65

The Gleaners, 1834-75. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
The Gleaners, 1834-75

Man Threshing Wheat, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
Man Threshing Wheat, 1853

Woman Cutting Wheat, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
Woman Cutting Wheat, 1853

The Sheaf Binder, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
The Sheaf Binder, 1853

The Wheat Gatherer, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
The Wheat Gatherer, 1853

The Barn, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The Barn, 1647

August from Album of Rustic Subjects, 1859. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
August from Album of Rustic Subjects, 1859

The Seat of M. Mitchell Esq. Hengar, Cornwall, from Sketches from Nature"
The Seat of M. Mitchell Esq. Hengar, Cornwall, from " Sketches from Nature", 1822

A Harvest Scene, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
A Harvest Scene, (c1900). Agricultural workers cutting sheaves of wheat, print after an early 19th century painting by Peter Dewint

A Cornfield, c1840s, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
A Cornfield, c1840s, (c1900). Farm labourers stacking sheaves of corn. Print after a painting by Joseph Murray Ince. From English water-colour with reproductions of drawings by eminent painters

Harvesting, children helping. 1929
Frog Farm, Petworth. Photographer: George Garland. George Garland Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref No: Garland N2533

Rice, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China

Nancemoy, Constantine, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of Nancemoy, south of Constantine Churchtown. Houses can be seen in the distance through the trees and a boy is standing in the harvest field in the right foreground. Photographer: Tonkin

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"Stooks: A Glimpse into the Harvesting Traditions Across Time and Continents" Step back in time to 1565 with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece, "The Harvesters. " This painting captures a farming scene in Western Canada, where hardworking individuals meticulously stack harvested corn traditionally in stooks. The sight of Stirling Castle from Kings Knot, Stirling, Scotland evokes a sense of history and grandeur. Fast forward to 1901 when Banff Bridge stood as a testament to human ingenuity amidst nature's beauty. Meanwhile, Stirling Castle continued to stand tall in 1904 as an iconic symbol of strength and resilience. Traveling across continents brings us to Llandrillo Church & Little Orme in Colwyn Bay, N Wales. Here, farmers worked diligently under the setting sun over gleaning fields - a picturesque moment captured on paper by an artist's pencil strokes in 1855. Devonshire's Coldridge showcases summer at its finest with harvested corn stacked neatly in traditional stooks. In southeastern Georgia circa 1939, Marion Post Wolcott immortalized the essence of farm life with newly harvested oats stretching as far as the eye can see. Venturing westward to Sunset Valley, Malheur County Oregon reveals Dorothea Lange's poignant photographs capturing shocked corn fields belonging to FSA borrowers during challenging times. These images serve as reminders of both struggle and perseverance within agricultural communities. Finally, we turn our attention towards Wittenham Clumps' breathtaking view from 1913 - pen and ink combined with watercolor on paper transport us into this serene landscape that has witnessed countless harvests throughout history. In these diverse scenes spanning centuries and continents alike, one common thread emerges - the timeless practice of stacking crops into stooks represents not only hard work but also serves as a visual reminder of humanity's deep connection with nature and its bountiful offerings.