tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post6719558094924002353..comments2023-09-30T04:54:50.127-07:00Comments on American Folk Art @ Cooperstown: The Brilliant Simplicity of A. EllisPaul D'Ambrosiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-8085799596472348582019-01-16T02:30:23.279-08:002019-01-16T02:30:23.279-08:00Very informative and impressive post you have writ...Very informative and impressive post you have written, this is quite interesting and i have went through it completely, an upgraded information is shared, keep sharing such valuable information. <a href="https://www.trackitt.com/usa-discussion-forums/i765/1953071011/" rel="nofollow">Ellis Porter</a><br /><br />StevenHWickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864349482360534088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-38473494471061910082010-10-05T10:58:07.318-07:002010-10-05T10:58:07.318-07:00Thanks so much for pointing this out! And by the w...Thanks so much for pointing this out! And by the way, for those of you who have not heard of or been to Cogswell's Grant, here is the link: <br /><br />http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/cogswells-grant/cogswells-grant<br /><br />It's a must-see for anyone who loves folk art.Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-88002756093422366572010-10-05T10:12:52.350-07:002010-10-05T10:12:52.350-07:00So happy to see Diantha! my favorite portrait (an...So happy to see Diantha! my favorite portrait (and perhaps my very favorite object) on view here at Cogswell's Grant, the Littles' home in Essex, Mass. Your readers might also be interested to know that another pair of portraits also attributed to Ellis are in the attic at Cogswell's Grant, which is only on view twice a year on our "Favorite Things, Hidden Treasures" tour.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886837547471590049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-55672489191301128582010-10-04T17:50:26.586-07:002010-10-04T17:50:26.586-07:00Thanks, CC! Yes, the formal sensibility here is re...Thanks, CC! Yes, the formal sensibility here is reminiscent of Matisse and the early modernists. It's interesting to note that our benefactor Stephen C. Clark was also a major collector of Matisse in the 1920s prior to his acquiring the folk art for the Fenimore Art Museum in the 1950s.Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-84944933669231553212010-10-04T06:30:35.898-07:002010-10-04T06:30:35.898-07:00This artist may be untrained in the formal sense, ...This artist may be untrained in the formal sense, but shows enormous ability to draw and paint the shapes involved. There are aspects that remind me of Icon paintings and Matisse. They are so charming and informative of the fashion of their day.<br />Thank you for sharing.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653106775702366387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-35093170808173767202010-10-04T00:08:16.424-07:002010-10-04T00:08:16.424-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Navneet Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352359159377541245noreply@blogger.com