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It is thrilling to see one of the most important pieces of American folk art on display at the Florence Griswold Museum. This celebrated overmantel painting, which is fully seven feet long and 16 inches high, was painted around 1732 and is recognized as one of the most significant depictions of everyday life in colonial America. This blog post by Paul DAmbrosio, President and CEO of the Fenimore Art Museum Cooperstown, NY, describes the chance meeting of two women in 1954 that brought this remarkable work to the Fenimore Art Museum. They were very generous to lend it to us for the exhibition that opened today.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:35:01 +0000

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