The Collection

Two Loves Suburban Backyard

1950s suburban backyard.

Suburban backyard with a house, lawn, and trees
Detail of bare tree branches against the sky
Detail of a red roofline beneath clouds and bare tree branches
Detail of house siding with tree branches in the background
Detail of flowering tree branches and evergreen foliage
Backyard shed with blue doors and surrounding greenery
Suburban backyard with a house, lawn, and trees
Detail of bare tree branches against the sky
Detail of a red roofline beneath clouds and bare tree branches
Detail of house siding with tree branches in the background
Detail of flowering tree branches and evergreen foliage
Backyard shed with blue doors and surrounding greenery
Director
Charles Walters
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Art Direction
George Davis, Urie McCleary
Scenic Art Supervisor
George Gibson
Description
Suburban Backyard
Place
Pennsylvania, United States, 1961
Date
1961
Dimensions
60’-0” x 21’-10”
Medium
Dry color and gelatin binder on cotton muslin
Style
Landscape
Credit
Gift of J.C. Backings Corporation
Photo Credit
Texas Performing Arts, Sandy Carson

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Two Loves (1961), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer