Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.93.30 © 2008 The Connec ...

Torrington's Mast Swamp

DraftsmanDrawn by HH Art Studios Inc. (American)

Date1947

MediumDrawing; ink and gouache with graphite on white wove paper mounted to board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 21 15/16 x 14 3/4in. (55.7 x 37.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro

Object number1980.93.30

DescriptionDrawing depicting men cutting down trees in a forest. In the foreground is a man wearing a tri-corner hat standing by a tree stump. He has one arm up in the air holding an ax and waving to another man in the background cutting down a tall tree. Another man holding a switch drives oxen pulling logs.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 47 of a series of 53 done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. The drawing was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.47.

Status

Not on view