Mother and Son

Artist Henry Inman (American, 1801 - 1847)

Dateca. 1840

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 22 × 15 7/8 inches (55.88 × 40.32 cm)
Framed: 28 3/8 × 22 5/16 inches (72.07 × 56.67 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number33-4/2

SignedNone.

On View

Not on view

Collections

American Art

Terms

DescriptionPortrait of mother in black silk dress and paisley shawl, and son in black velvet dress, in landscape setting.Published References

Published References

Possibly Catalogue of Works by the Late Henry Inman, with a Biographical Sketch: Exhibition for the Benefit of His Widow and Family, exh. cat. (New York: Van Norden & King, 1846), 20 (as Cabinet Groups);

"Hassam Painting Leads in Art Sale," New York Times, 11 May 1916, 9;

American Art Association, Illustrated Catalogue of Nearly Three Hundred Valuable Paintings by Ancient and Modern Masters, exh. cat. (New York: American Art Galleries, 1916), unpaginated;

Florence N. Levy, American Art Annual (Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Arts, 1916), 13:359;

"The Acquisitions," Art Digest 8 (1 December 1933), 21;

"The William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art: Complete Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings," Art News 32 (9 December 1933), 28;

NAMA 1933, 137;

"Display Famed Paintings Here," Wichita (Kans.) Beacon, 5 December 1937, B7;

NAMA 1941, 166;

"Art Sets Fashion Key: Paintings to Be Displayed in Mindlin's Style Event," Kansas City Star, [1948], clipping, Scrapbook, NAMA Archives;

"Mother's Role," 12 May 1957, clipping, Scrapbook, NAMA Archives;

NAMA 1959, 256;

NAMA 1973, 252;

Richard Leet, "Artists Formed Early Personalities," Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 29 August 1975;

NAMA 1991, 35-36.

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