Old Road Church

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Old Road Church

Entry/Object ID

2022.601

Description

Color lineoleum black of the Road Church, or First Congregational Church on Pequot Trail by Hungarian or Czech-American artist Louis Novak. Novak's family immigrated to the United States when he was a young child, where they settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts after living briefly in New York City. He taught at Wentworth Institute for many years and the MFA Boston has a collection of his work. This piece measures approximately 8 x 10 and was printed in 1946, although the edition is not noted. It is signed in pencil by the artist and marked "9" in the upper right margin.

Collection

SHS Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Novak, Louis

Date made

1946