Diary Comments:
“Painted 1938.   Painted on side street (near gymnasium) of Old Deerfield when in great pain.   House, George Fuller’s old studio.   Sent to Harold Grieve in Hollywood but on return not satisfied with it so repainted it during the winter of 39-40.   Invited to Corcoran Biennial Washington, D.C, 1941,  from Macbeth Gallery and winning 3rd place in popular vote among all pictures in the exhibition.   Bought in June 1941 by Mr. Jacob Merteus, Jr. of #1 Wall Street, N.Y. City or 13 Campden Road, Scarsdale, NY”

.Notes:
Purchased at auction in Old Lyme, Conn. Privately owned.Painted on Old Albany Road in the south end of Old Deerfield just off the Deerfield Academy campus. This is the road going west along the south side of the Administration Building down toward the old cemetery.  The tree is gone, but the building is still there.

Please see also Hitchcock Elm and Out of the Past.

  Unknown clipping about RSW painting wins third place

                The house as it looks today, June 2007

 Clipping from Worcester Sunday Telegram, June 15, 1941