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BibliographyLouis C. Jones and Agnes Halsey, New-Found Folk Art of the Young Republic (exh. cat., Cooperstown, NY, NYSHA, 1960).
Artist
Unidentified Artist
(American)
Town on a River
Datec. 1850
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsFramed: 15 15/16 × 21 3/4 × 11/16 in. (40.5 × 55.2 × 1.7 cm)
Sight: 13 1/8 × 18 15/16 in. (33.3 × 48.1 cm)
Object numberN0286.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextSelf-taught artists often found inspiration in published prints of American scenery. Although the precise location of this scene is unknown the artist captured a beautiful vista emphasizing the harmony between people and the land. Images such as this were produced to foster a pride in the nation’s progress and to encourage travel to experience thriving towns and villages set amidst America’s natural splendor.BibliographyLouis C. Jones and Agnes Halsey, New-Found Folk Art of the Young Republic (exh. cat., Cooperstown, NY, NYSHA, 1960).
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