Mrs. Paul Smith Palmer and Her Twins, 1835/1838

Provenance

Recorded as from Massachusetts. Descended in the family of the sitter to Drewville Jeffery, whose wife was a descendant of the sitter. (John Esposito, city unknown), by whom sold in 1964 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1971.

Exhibition History

1968

American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries: 111 Masterpieces from the Col. of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., 1968-1970, no. 57, as M. Kranz. First venue: Gr. Palais, Paris.

1970

The New World, 1620-1970, Chrysler Art Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1970, no. 12.

1978

The American Folk Art Tradition: Paintings from the Garbisch Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978.

1980

Small Folk: A Celebration of Childhood in America, organized by Museum of American Folk Art, NGA loans shown at The New-York Historical Society, New York, 1980-1981, 51, no. 122, color repro. (cat. by Sandra Brant and Elissa Cullman).

1984

Erastus Salisbury Field: 1805-1900, traveling exhibition, 1984-1985, no. 41, fig. 69 (cat. by Mary C. Black). First venue: Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts.

1985

American Masterpieces from American Museums, Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1986.

1990

Between the Rivers: Itinerant Painters from the Connecticut to the Hudson, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Inst., Williamstown; Mus. of Fine Arts, Springfield, 1990-1991, no. 27 (not shown at third venue, Hudson River Mus. of Westerchester, Younkers).

2012

Angels and Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art, Newark Museum; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, 2012-2013, pl. 3.

2015

A Perfect Likeness: Folk Portraits and Early Photography, Fenimore Art Museum, New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, 2015, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1980

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 160, repro.

1990

Miele, Frank J. "Between the Rivers: Itinerant Painters from the Connecticut to the Hudson." Antiques Journal 8, no. 11 (May 1990): 8, 102, 108, repro.

1992

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 180, repro.

1992

Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 119, 122, color repro. 120.

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