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Exhibition History"The Paintings of James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1873," Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, VA, October 13, 1974 - December 1, 1974.
“American Folk Painters of Three Centuries,” Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, February 26, 1980 – May 13, 1980.
ProvenanceHarry Stone, New York, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lipman, Wilton, Connecticut; Mr. Stephen C. Clark, Sr., Cooperstown, New York
Bibliography Mitchell, Lucy B., "The paintings of James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1873." Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1974: 40-41, number 73, and illustrations 73.
D'Ambrosio, Paul S. and Charlotte M. Emans, "Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association," Cooperstown: NYSHA, 1987: p.71, illus. as no. 36 on p.71.
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Artist
James Sanford Ellsworth
(1802 - 1874)
Lady of the Folts Family of Albany
Datec. 1845
DimensionsSight: 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
Object numberN0066.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis likeness is one of only a few portraits drawn by James Sanford Ellsworth depicting subjects who are believed to have lived in New York state. A pleasing sense of pattern and design is created as the artist skillfully employed line and color to render the subject's striped dress and shawl in shades of blue and rose. The pink paper visually complements the picture and is one of several paper colors he employed. The artist's inclusion of both hands is unusual for his profile work. Only one other example is known to exist.Exhibition History"The Paintings of James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1873," Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, VA, October 13, 1974 - December 1, 1974.
“American Folk Painters of Three Centuries,” Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, February 26, 1980 – May 13, 1980.
ProvenanceHarry Stone, New York, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lipman, Wilton, Connecticut; Mr. Stephen C. Clark, Sr., Cooperstown, New York
Bibliography Mitchell, Lucy B., "The paintings of James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1873." Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1974: 40-41, number 73, and illustrations 73.
D'Ambrosio, Paul S. and Charlotte M. Emans, "Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association," Cooperstown: NYSHA, 1987: p.71, illus. as no. 36 on p.71.
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