Quick Reference

Time Period:
1931

Location:
Pond near Mount Hermon
Station, Northfield, MA

Medium:
Chalk drawing

Type:
Landscape

Category:
Brooks, Ponds, Rivers, People

Size:
All chalks are approx. 22 x 29

Exhibited:
Syracuse MFA, 1931

Purchased:
Mrs. Frederick Wicks and
gifted to the SyracuseMFA

Provenance:
NA

Noteworthy:

Today this drawing resides in the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY, once named the Syracuse Museum of Fine Art. The museum has a number of distinctions, first and foremost, it is credited with being the first museum devoted solely to American artist. Its founder George Fisk Comfort was also integral to the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


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Featured Artwork: Across the Pond

RSW's Diary Comments

None. Woodward did not keep a record of his chalk drawings.


Additional Notes

This painting is believed to be painted from the home of fellow artist and friend Dorothy Tufts. For more on Dorothy and her friendship with RSW, please read our Scrapbook story.



1931- July, Gazette Courier
1931- July, Gazette Courier

Dorothy was also a contributor to the cookbook "The Road to Good Food." See also, her illustrations for the cookbook by Clicking Here.


Today this drawing resides in the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY, once named the Syracuse Museum of Fine Art. The museum has a number of distinctions, first and foremost, it is credited with being the first museum devoted solely to American artist. Its founder George Fisk Comfort was also integral to the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.



1931- June 6, North Adams Transcript
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Additional Images

The pond today, 2012
The pond today, 2012
A Closer look at the boy and his boat
A Closer look at the boy and his boat
A Closer look at the dock across the pond
A Closer look at the dock across the pond
A Closer look at the name
CA Closer look at the name
A Closer look at RSW's signature
A Closer look at RSW's signature
The Label from the back of the drawing
The Label from the back of the drawing