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a person.
These portraits are part of a set of five that depict the members of the Fenton family who resided in either New York state or Connecticut.
Exhibition History“The Folk Art of New York State,” The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, VA, March 15, 1959 – May 10, 1959.
BibliographyPaul S. D'Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Emans, "Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association," Cooperstown: NYSHA, 1987, pp. 194-197, illus. as no. 134 on p. 195.
Artist
Unidentified Artist
(American)
Subject
Fenton Family
Mother & Child of Fenton Family
Datec. 1840
MediumWatercolor on wove paper
DimensionsSight: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (24.9 × 20 cm)
Object numberN0018.1958
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe hair attached to the surface of these portraits is probably from the sitters. It serves as a token of remembrance. Even after photography made lasting images available to the public, hair was the one item that would most effectively evoke memories of a person.
These portraits are part of a set of five that depict the members of the Fenton family who resided in either New York state or Connecticut.
Exhibition History“The Folk Art of New York State,” The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, VA, March 15, 1959 – May 10, 1959.
BibliographyPaul S. D'Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Emans, "Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association," Cooperstown: NYSHA, 1987, pp. 194-197, illus. as no. 134 on p. 195.
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