Painting

Object/Artifact

Andrew County Museum

Name/Title

Painting

Entry/Object ID

2020.FIC.0160

Description

This painting was part of the Martha's General Store exhibit. The exhibit made its first appearance in the museum at the Clasbey Center and then again once the new museum building opened. The exhibit was located in the museum basement. This oil painting is of the Old Wyeth Store that hung in the Martha's General Store exhibit, which allowed guests to step into the past to see what a general store looked and felt like. Oil painting of a store with a single gasoline pump in front. The entrance is centered with a green framed screen door. There are large windows on each side. On each side, the windows have "WYETH CASH/GENERAL STORE." The cement in front of the store is cracked. To the right are two trees. To the left is a barbed wire fence with wooden posts. Another tree is visible at the back of the store. In the lower right of the painting in red is "Wm Brand/75." The border around the painting (matting?) is off-white/light tan. The frame is wooden with decorative slashes both large and small. Looks as though there was some whitewashing for slashes. A yellow heavy paper taped to the lower left has "GIFT/by Maurice McCarty/'The Old Wyeth Store/by/William Brand/Raytown, Missouri." Back: Eye screws on either side with wire between for hanging. The backing board is held in the frame with nails, two on the right, two at the bottom, and one on the left and top.

Made/Created

Date made

1975

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

A card is taped to the top of the back of the frame.

Transcription

that has "PRESENTED TO/The Andrew County Historical/Society/by/Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McCarty/****William Brand -- Artist/Raytown, Missouri.

Language

English

Type

Stamp

Location

On the back of each board of frame.

Transcription

HECHO EN MEXICO

Language

English

Type

Stamp

Location

On the right side of the back of the frame.

Transcription

18 x 24 and 731.

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

32 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Length

25-1/2 in

Material

Wood, canvas, Metal

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 10, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kathryn Selecman Roberts

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Andrew County Artists 2022

Notes

Exhibit Start: 2022-04-19

Exhibition

Andrew County Museum and Historical Society History