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Village Post Office

by Thomas Waterman Wood

1873
oil on canvas
H-36 W-47 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Wood, Thomas Watermannotes
muted study of the crockery, foodstuffs and supplies that one might find in such a country store. In fact, tradition holds that the interior is the Ainsworth store in Williamstown, Vermont, and all the characters were local friends of the artist.
Two Women

by Eunice Pinney

1820
Watercolor on paper
H-10 W-12 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Pinney, Eunice 
Two Artists In A Landscape

by Robert Havell

1840
oil on canvas
H-35 W-50 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Havell, Robertnotes
In "Two Artists in a Landscape," Havell depicted artists directly sketching from nature - a common practice of Hudson River School painters.
The Turkey Shoot

by Tompkins Harrison Matteson

1857
oil on canvas
H-36 W-48 in

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Matteson, Tompkins Harrison 
Steamer Niagara Passing Fort Washington Point

by James Bard

1845
oil on canvas
H-34 W-56 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Bard, Jamesnotes
0 tons and measuring 265' in length, it was used as a day boat for the New York, Albany and Troy Line. In 1847, while racing a competitor, the Niagara burst a steam chimney, killing two firemen and injuring seven passengers. After repairs, the vessel was sold to the Housatonic Railroad in 1848 for the New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut route. The...
Otsego Lake looking South from Two Mile Point

by Edward Gay

c.1879
oil on canvas
H-16 W-26 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Gay, Edward 
Otsego Lake Looking North from Two Mile Point

by Edward Gay

C.1878
oil on canvas
H-17 W-27 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Gay, Edward 
Maremaid

by Mary Ann Willson

1820
Watercolor on paper
H-13 W-16 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Willson, Mary Annnotes
The mermaid is most widely seen in Germanic decorative arts. Willson's depiction might indicate that she was aware of Germanic decorative traditions, but her heritage is more likely English. Her Maremaid resembles the subject of an 18th-century trade sign and trade card from London. Brandishing a weapon in each hand, rather than a mirror and comb, as...
Lyman Kingman

by Susan C. Waters

1845
oil on canvas
H-32 W-27 D-1 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Waters, Susan C.notes
Portrait of man in black suit, holding sheet of paper, with shelves of books at right and drapery at upper left. Marks: Paper label attached to reverse of canvas, upper right, has hand-written inscription: "Lyman Kingman/Aged 23 years/1845/Painted by Susan C. Waters."
Leatherstocking Meets The Law

by John Quidor

May 27, 1832
oil on canvas
H-28 W-34 inches

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown, NY

Quidor, John 
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