Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Roses |
Catalog Number |
1957.40.4 |
Creator |
Hart, Joel Tanner, 1810-1877 |
Maker |
Hart, Joel T. |
Date |
ca. 1816 |
Material(s) |
Paint/Paper |
Dimensions |
H-7.75 W-9.875 inches |
Description |
This watercolor has been painted on white paper then cut out and placed on white carboard. The image is centered and bordered by an embellished rectangle of gold ink on the cardboard. The painting is of 2 pale pink flowers in full bloom and 5 others still growing/budding, together with dark green leaves and stems, and the whole appears to have been outlined in brown paint or ink before it was cut out. |
Notes |
According to family tradition, this small painting was made by Joel Tanner Hart (1810-1877) as a boy of 5-6 in Clark County, Kentucky. Hart was born in Clark County, the son of Josiah and Judith Hart. He was a stonecutter in Bourbon County who began carving sandstone sculptures for friends. In 1835 he moved to Lexington where he began carving funerary works. His later commissions led him to Italy where he lived the rest of his life. The donor was Lula Bishop Weaver Mitchell (1879-1956), Hart's great niece. Her father, Dr. Robert D. Weaver was the son of John D. and Mary Morgan Hart Weaver. Her husband Strother D. Mitchell was president of the Kentucky Growers Insurance Company. |
Collection |
KHS Museum Collection |
People |
Hart, Joel Tanner, 1810-1877 Hart, Joel Tanner, 1810-1877 |
Subjects |
Hart, Joel T. Painting Paintings Watercolor paintings Watercolor drawings Watercolors Flowers Leaves Pictures |
Search Terms |
Clark County (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |