Continuing a major series on American Folk Art featuring 21 postings. Folk Art encompasses art produced by artists and ordinary folk with little or no training in the arts, and is traditionally utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic. The period I’m covering is the C18th and C19th.
See parts 1-9 also for earlier works.
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This is part 10 of a 21-part post on American Folk Art:
Ammi Phillips (1788-1865)
For other works by Ammi Phillips and for biographical notes, see part 9 of the series.
This is part 2 of 3-part post on the works of Ammi Phillips:
See parts 1-9 also for earlier works.
Note: Follow me on Twitter for notice of updates @poulwebb
This is part 10 of a 21-part post on American Folk Art:
Ammi Phillips (1788-1865)
For other works by Ammi Phillips and for biographical notes, see part 9 of the series.
This is part 2 of 3-part post on the works of Ammi Phillips:
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| 1829 Jane Ann Benjamin Powers (Mrs. Charles Westley Powers) oil on canvas Dayton Art Institute, OH |
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| 1829 Portrait of Abigail Penoyer Reynolds oil on canvas 78.4 x 63.2 cm The San Diego Museum of Art, CA |
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| 1829 Portrait of George Greenwood Reynolds oil on canvas 78.1 x 63.5 cm The San Diego Museum of Art, CA |
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| 1829-38c Portrait of a Young Woman Seated on a Painted Chair oil on canvas 88.9 x 78.7 cm |
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| 1829-39c Portrait of a Young Woman oil on canvas 83.8 x 71.1 cm |
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| 1829c Portrait of Mary Margaret Deuel ( Dover Plais, Dutchess County, New York ) oil on canvas 75.6 x 60.3 cm |
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| 1830-35 Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog oil on canvas 76.2 x 63.5 cm American Folk Art Museum, New York City |
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| 1835c Girl in a Red Dress oil on canvas 82.2 x 69.5 cm Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, IL |
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| 1830-35c (attributed to) Portrait of a Girl labelled "Caroline Dorr" 63.5 x 53.3 cm |
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| 1830-35c Elizabeth Hardenbergh DeWitt oil on canvas 81.3 x 68.6 cm "wife of William Cantine DeWitt (1796-1871), a physician with a thriving practice in Saugerties." |
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| 1830c Catherine A. May oil on canvas 79 x 63.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| 1830c Portrait of a Gentleman with a Pamphlet Entitiled "Agriculture" oil on canvas 78.7 x 66 cm |
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| 1830c Portrait of a Lady in a Lace Bonnet oil on canvas 78.2 x 66 cm |
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| 1830c Portrait of Julia Barton Hunting oil The Henry Ford Collection |
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| 1832c Portrait of a Young Girl in a Pink Dress oil on canvas 78.7 x 63.5 cm |
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| 1834c Old Woman with a BIble oil on linen 85.1 x 71.1 cm Memorial Ar Gallery, Rochester, NY |
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| 1835-40 Lady in a Gold-Coloured Dress oil on canvas 85.1 x 71.7 cm Folk Art Museum, New York City |
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| 1835-40 Mrs. Mayer and Daughter oil on canvas 96.2 x 87 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
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| 1835c (attributed to) Woman with Bonnet oil on canvas 85.1 x 69.2 cm |
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| 1835c A Gentleman Holding a Book on Agriculture oil on canvas 84.5 x 71.1 cm Private Collection |
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| 1835c Girl with Dog and Strawberries |
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| 1835c Jane Storm Teller oil on canvas 83.7 x 68.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| 1835c Portrait of a Man oil on canvas 85.1 x 71.1 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA |
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| 1835c Portrait of a Woman oil on canvas 85.4 x 58.7 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA |
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| 1835c Portrait of John Hughes of Hughesville oil on canvas 81 x 69 cm |
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| 1835c Woman in Black Ruffled Dress oil on canvas 81.3 x 68.6 cm Crystal Bridges Art Museum, Bentonville, Arkansas |
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| 1836-40c Portrait of a Gentleman Seated in a Painted Chair Holding a Book oil on canvas 92.7 x 80 cm |
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| 1836c Blond Boy with Primer, Peach, and Dog oil on canvas 122.9 x 76.2 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA |
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| 1836c Portrait of a Young Woman in a White Eyelet Bonnet oil on canvas 107.9 x 92.8 cm |
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| 1837c Portrait of Mary Hoyt oil on canvas 101.6 x 83.8 cm |
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| 1838c Jeannette Woolley, later Mrs. John Vincent Storm oil on canvas 83.8 x 71 cm Brooklyn Museum, NY |
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| 1838c John Younie Luyster oil on canvas 116.8 x 77.5 cm Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA |
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| 1840c Portrait of a Girl in a Red Dress oil on canvas 91.4 x 77.5 cm |
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| 1840c Portrait of a Lady Wearing White Lace Cap and Collar oil on canvas 73.7 x 64.8 cm |
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| 1841 Portrait of Jeanette Payne oil on canvas 85.1 x 71.1 cm Private Collection |
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| 1846-47c Pastoral Landscape oil on panel 42.5 x 54 cm Private Collection |
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| 1850c Maria Rachel Bronson (born in Torrington, Connecticut on April 26, 1819) and son Wilbur born in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut on June 9, 1848 (born in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut on June 9, 1848) oil on canvas 88.9 x 89.5 cm |
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| 1850c Portrait of a Young Boy in Plaid with Dog oil on canvas 96.5 x 67.3 cm |
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| 1855-57c Portrait of Asa Beckwith oil on canvas 85.7 x 69.8 cm |
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| 1860 Three Children of Henry Joslen Carter oil on canvas 73 x 95.2 cm Folk Art Museum, New York City |
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| 1862-63 Portrait of Sarah King Dewey and her Daughter, Harriet oil on canvas 86.4 x 69.9 cm |
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| n.d Portrait of a Gentleman Holding a Book: Agriculture oil on canvas 85.4 x 71.1 cm |
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| n.d. (attributed to) Portrait of a Gentleman oil on canvas 67.3 x 59.7 cm |