I always enjoyed looking at these two paintings and wondered about who these girls were. Who was the donor? Could that person or their family shine any light on the provenance of the paintings? I'd love to attend a session on folk art paintings. Perhaps people would like to share images of any folk art paintings they have.
The donor is listed as unknown in the database. We need to do a little more digging. I love the idea of a session on folk art paintings from the collection! I'll see what we can do to make one happen.
I always thought those two were twins. Now, because I was prompted to look at the portraits in a different way, I don't think they are. Sisters, perhaps?
Engaging discussion of ACHC portraits, itinerant painters and Rufus Porter - an amazing renaissance man. I had heard that some itinerant painters pre-painted a variety of backgrounds, to quickly complete the faces. Is there any evidence of that?
I always enjoyed looking at these two paintings and wondered about who these girls were. Who was the donor? Could that person or their family shine any light on the provenance of the paintings? I'd love to attend a session on folk art paintings. Perhaps people would like to share images of any folk art paintings they have.
The donor is listed as unknown in the database. We need to do a little more digging. I love the idea of a session on folk art paintings from the collection! I'll see what we can do to make one happen.
I always thought those two were twins. Now, because I was prompted to look at the portraits in a different way, I don't think they are. Sisters, perhaps?
Yes to more posts about the art.
I've always thought of them as sisters, but we don't really know.
Engaging discussion of ACHC portraits, itinerant painters and Rufus Porter - an amazing renaissance man. I had heard that some itinerant painters pre-painted a variety of backgrounds, to quickly complete the faces. Is there any evidence of that?
I remember reading about itinerant painters doing that I'm sure I can find out more. It's a good topic for a folkart session, if we can pull one off!