Oil Painting, Opening the Door, by George W. Mark, circa 1845
Artifact
Painting (Visual work)
Date Made
circa 1845
Summary
George Washington Mark was a successful house, sign, and furniture painter in Greenfield, Massachusetts, in the early 1800s. Sometime in the 1830s and 40s, he tried his hand at more artistic endeavors creating paintings of local interest -- generally landscapes and historic subjects. In the early 1840s, he opened a gallery of his own works in Greenfield -- this painting is considered his masterpiece.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
66.117.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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Oil Painting, Opening the Door, by George W. Mark, circa 1845
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