Print, Photographic

Title:

Autumnal Glory

Object Name:

Print, Photographic

Object ID:

2022.007.208

Creator:

Sawyer, Charles H. (1868-1954)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1940-1950

Description:

Hand-painted photograph of "Autumnal Glory," by Charles H. Sawyer (1868-1954), Concord, NH. Oil and watercolor on black and white print. View of dirt road lined by deciduous trees in autumn foliage; blue river on right; blue sky with white and pink clouds. Signed "Sawyer" in white ink on photograph, lower right. No mat. Framed. Original brown backing paper with attached printed brown paper label, lower right: "'I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree.' / - Joyce Kilmer / In autumn the trees achieve their fullest splendor. Here a Master Artist / has wrought an intricate design among the birches, oaks and maples. And when / the sun weaves its threads of gold among the branches, words cannot truly tell / of the ever changing beauty of this natural tapestry. / THE SAWYER PICTURES. / Concord, New Hampshire."; titled "AUTUMNAL GLORY" in typescript at top of label. Backing paper stamped "THE SAWYER PICTURES / 55 Pleasant St. / Concord, N. H.", lower right (under label).

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10 W-13 inches

Provenance:

One of 260 framed Charles H. Sawyer photographs collected and donated by John Douglas Peters and Christine Kay Consales.

Credit Line:

John Douglas Peters and Christine Kay Consales: Charles Henry Sawyer Collection of Hand-Painted Photographs

People:

Sawyer, Charles H. (1868-1954)

Subjects:

Autumn, Dirt roads, Rivers, Maples, Oaks