by Norman Rockwell (American, 1884-1978). Rockwell was perhaps America’s greatest illustrator, whose evocative scenes of American life graced thousands of magazines and books. Here is a numbered print of a series titled the Four Freedoms. These were created during the Second World War to inspire confidence and patriotism in the country. The Four Freedoms included…
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Three Women
by Clarence Underwood (1871–1929, American). Born in Jamestown, New York, Underwood studied in Paris, but returned in 1902 to illustrate postcards, books, and magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post. Many of his paintings were romantically inclined, from “over-the-fence-line” courting scenes to stealing a kiss over a chessboard. Underwood was a member of the Society of…
Rembrandt Peale copy of Raphael’s Madonna Della Sedia
Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860, American) was the son of Charles Wilson Peale, the esteemed portrait painter and founder of America’s first museum. Rembrandt Peale was a successful painter in France and the United States. He painted portraits of many early national leaders during the 19th century, including one of the finest paintings of Thomas Jefferson. He…
Dans la Forêt
by John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853-1902) Twachtman was a well-known impressionist and a member of “The Ten,” a group of American painters who banded together to exhibit their work independent of professional arts organizations. His work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as several other public and private…
Boathouse by the Water
by Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American 1864-1929), Known as a plein air “Boston painter” because so many of his scenes were in that city, Goodwin was little recognized during his lifetime. In the 1970s the Boston Museum of Fine Arts held a solo exhibit of his work, which subsequently began to find a growing appreciation among…
Santa Fe Rides (1937)
The Transcontinental Broadcasting Company sends a sound truck and equipment to a ranch to obtain an audition from “Santa Fe” Evans and his musical cowboys (Oscar Gahan, Lloyd Perryman, Robert “Curley” Hoag, Rudy Sooter and Sherry Tansey.) Carver, arch enemy of Evans and a rival for the love of Carol Sheldon, fails in an attempt…
Gun Play (1935)
Intercepting Holt’s mail, Meeker learns a gold treasure is somewhere on the Holt ranch and he sees the clue to its location. When he solves the puzzle he learns the treasure location can be found in the boots. But he earlier discarded the supposedly worthless boots and seeing Bill Williams now wearing them, he and…
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
Texas has opened up land for homesteaders. Clay Allison wants their land and has his men led by Plummer try to start a range war between them and the ranchers. With each side suspecting the other of their problems, the Mesquiteers realize someone else is responsible. Stony suspects Plummer and fakes leaving the Mesquiteers to…
Buck Jones
The Pamplin Collection owns one of the largest western movie poster collections in private hands. Here is a poster of “Outlawed Guns,” starring the “B” western star Buck Jones. Although born in Indiana, Jones reportedly (but disputedly) grew up on a ranch near Red Rock, Oklahoma were he learned to ride and shoot, skills that…
Mending
by Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) Oil on canvas, 46 x 35”. Knight studied in America (with Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins) and at l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After painting battle scenes during the Civil War, he returned to France, ultimately being knighted in the Legion of Honor. In 1896 Knight received the Grand Medal…