tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post801844829250556232..comments2023-09-30T04:54:50.127-07:00Comments on American Folk Art @ Cooperstown: NoseprintsPaul D'Ambrosiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-74027966051098725762018-02-11T14:18:51.321-08:002018-02-11T14:18:51.321-08:00I strongly believe I have a painting by Zedekiah B...I strongly believe I have a painting by Zedekiah Belknap. It is of two sisters from Utica, NY and painted about 1835. The corkscrew hair, lips, red used in shading and the features are characteristic of his work. I would love to send you some pictures. my email address is persiaguy@gmail.com Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030387693958838567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-69794182755566143662011-02-26T07:46:21.806-08:002011-02-26T07:46:21.806-08:00Very interesting artwork. The mix of the artists r...Very interesting artwork. The mix of the artists religious background with their somewhat grotesque mode of expression reminds me of Flannery O'Connor's style of writing. Interesting stuff.IntelliSites Web Designhttp://www.intellisites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-53872774544731606092011-02-24T09:21:56.666-08:002011-02-24T09:21:56.666-08:00That's a great post, Anna. Thanks so much for ...That's a great post, Anna. Thanks so much for sharing!Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-51414793348584483582011-02-24T05:51:30.307-08:002011-02-24T05:51:30.307-08:00Very interesting post. I was initially attracted b...Very interesting post. I was initially attracted by your discussion of self-taught artists during the 19th c. I take your point too about the differences in expectations surrounding standards of realism.<br /><br />It occurs to me that you might find a piece written by Jennifer Allen Craft on Southern Folkart of interest. The post was published earlier this week - (http://itiablog.wordpress.com). she's talking more about contemporary art, but you might find some of the other posts on that blog might be up your alley.Anna Blanchhttp://www.goannatree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-2122861504820227002011-02-22T11:06:04.389-08:002011-02-22T11:06:04.389-08:00Thanks, as always, for your comment, Gary. Lots of...Thanks, as always, for your comment, Gary. Lots of physical quirks around at that time, but if noses like this were common they would appear in the works of other artists, which they do not. The record is silent as to whether people recognized this feature, although presumably there are more than 170 portraits by Belknap that were accepted and paid for. Remember this was before photography, so the standards of realism were far different than they are today.Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-32603188746369077292011-02-22T04:21:02.799-08:002011-02-22T04:21:02.799-08:00Maybe there were simply a large number of bulbous ...Maybe there were simply a large number of bulbous nosed families living in New england at that time? I wonder if the subjects of these portraits recognized this quirk in their own portraits?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com