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Exhibition History“American Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum,” The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, February 11, 2004 – April 16, 2004.
Artist
John Orne Johnson Frost
(1825 - 1928)
Peaches Point, Marblehead
Date1922-1928
MediumOil on wallboard
DimensionsFramed: 29 5/8 × 67 × 1 1/2 in. (75.2 × 170.2 × 3.8 cm)
Sight: 24 1/4 × 61 1/4 in. (61.6 × 155.6 cm)
Object numberN0025.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextFrost received little public recognition during his lifetime, but today his marine paintings are appreciated as vibrant works that combine his folk aesthetic with a profound knowledge of local history. As an elderly man, Frost painted the memories of his youth and the extensive history of Marblehead, Massachusetts, his native town. In Peaches Point, Marblehead, he depicts the topography shortly after European settlement but before any major changes. The current business district is located at "Marblehead to Be." On the point marked "Fort" is Fort Sewall. Built in 1742 and still standing today, the fort played an important role in Marblehead's history.Exhibition History“American Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum,” The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, February 11, 2004 – April 16, 2004.
On View
Not on view
c. 1926
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