Quick Reference
Time Period:
Unknown
Unknown
Location:
Deerfield, MA
Deerfield, MA
Medium:
Chalk drawing
Chalk drawing
Type:
Landscape
Landscape
Gallery:
Churches & Cemetery Gallery
Churches & Cemetery Gallery
Size:
22 x 29
22 x 29
Exhibited:
NA
NA
Purchased:
Unknown
Unknown
Provenance:
NA
NA
Noteworthy:
Twenty unfinished chalks and oils, mostly chalks, were forgotten and discovered in a crate being stored in an attic. A number of the pieces were nothing more than
a sketch and can be found in the Sketch Book Gallery.
Related Links
- See also the Churches & Cemetery Gallery to view related pieces.
- See also the Chalks & Crayons Gallery to view other drawings
- See also the Buildings Gallery to view related pieces.
- See also the Roads & Streets Gallery to view related pieces.
- See also the Sketch Book Gallery to view related pieces.
- See also the Unnamed Gallery to view related pieces.
- Read the Scrapbook story for more about Francis P. Garvan.
Featured Artwork: Unnamed #02, The First Church Of Deerfield (MA) - Profile
RSW's Diary Comments
As unfinished, Woodward would not have written or commented in his artwork diary. All
the works of art were framed for their preservation in 2017.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This drawing may have been part of the New England church series Woodward was commissioned by businessman and philanthropist
Francis P. Garvan putting it around the mid-to-late 1930's.
The church still exists today and is located in the Deerfield Historic District on Main Street.
Additional Notes
This incomplete artwork was found in a forgotten shipping crate stored in an attic, as seen below, along with twenty other pieces. The
crate is in excellent condition and is a wonderful example of how RSW shipped his paintings about the country to exhibit in various shows.
The crate as it was discovered.
A close up of the "WITH CARE" label
A picture of the top, with the address label
A look inside the crate, lined with newspaper
A closer look at the wood and nails
