Painting

Title:

Rivers Parting

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

2004.043.005

Creator:

Haemer, Alan (1909-1983)Artist

Place of Origin:

Portsmouth, NH

Date:

circa 1950

Description:

Historical painting. Original artwork for dust jacket of Shirley Barker's book, "Rivers Parting," by Alan Haemer (1909-1983), c.1950. Oil on paper on masonite. Depicts London, England, and Portsmouth, NH. Left foreground: portrait of man in white wig, lace jabot, and green coat in London, England, flanked by woman in red dress (left) and woman in green dress with black hat and cape (right). Right foreground: portrait of man with white, open shirt and dark green coat in Portsmouth, NH, flanked by woman in blue dress (left) and woman in red dress (right). Center background: river scene with wooden ship at full mast; building bridging water, pine trees on cleared lot with small cabin. Signature "Alan Haemer" painted horizontally in lower right corner. Paper label on reverse with green elephant in center with printed inscription: BONE / BOARD / For Permanent Painting". Inscribed on label in pencil below: "Dorothy from Shirley Barker". Black stamp also on label: "RETURN / TO SUSSMAN & SUGAR Inc. / 24 WEST 40 ST. N.Y. 18 N.Y. LONGACRE 3-4490." Unframed.

Material:

Paper
Wood

Dimensions:

H-25 W-30 inches

Provenance:

From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan, preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.

Presented to Dorothy Vaughan by Shirley Barker.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan

People:

Barker, Shirley, Haemer, Alan (1909-1982), Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)