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BibliographyLipman, Lipman & Alice Winchester. "The Flowering of American Folk Art." NY: The Viking Press, 1974, pp. 77-78, 85-87.
Dewhurst, C. Kurt, Betty MacDowell & Marsha MacDowell. "Artists in Aprons." NY: E.P. Dutton, 1979, pp. 58-62.
"M. & M. Karolik Collection of Watercolors & Drawings." 1800-1875, Vol. II, p. 202.
Artist
Unidentified Artist
(American)
Tyler Memorial
Datec. 1829
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsFramed: 17 1/8 × 21 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (43.5 × 54.3 × 3.2 cm)
Sight: 11 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (28.6 × 39.4 cm)
Object numberN0109.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextDuring the early 19th century, women painted and embroidered countless scenes honoring departed friends and relatives. They were an expression of the universality of death and a belief in eternal life with a promise of heavenly reunion. Frequently an important part of the curriculum in female seminaries, these mourning pictures derived from late 18th-century European and English design sources and typically included grieving figures, funeral urns, and weeping willows. This particular memorial remembers Amos Tyler, who died on January 15, 1829, at the age of 37. Four figures, presumably his wife and three children, stand by the gravesite. The watercolor is notable for its fanciful depiction of a church and several monuments at the upper right. The overall patterning of forms makes for a visually striking scene.BibliographyLipman, Lipman & Alice Winchester. "The Flowering of American Folk Art." NY: The Viking Press, 1974, pp. 77-78, 85-87.
Dewhurst, C. Kurt, Betty MacDowell & Marsha MacDowell. "Artists in Aprons." NY: E.P. Dutton, 1979, pp. 58-62.
"M. & M. Karolik Collection of Watercolors & Drawings." 1800-1875, Vol. II, p. 202.
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