Name/Title
Rome GlacierContext
The title reported for this painting, "Rome Glacier," does not seem to match the reported provenance information. Although Fery is known as a painter of the American West, especially Glacier National Park, and this painting was apparently "commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to advertise the scenery along their route from Chicago to Seattle," the only reference that could be located to a "Rome Glacier" (the reported title of the painting) was in the Swiss Alps. Larry Len Peterson's "John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park" says that "Fery was smitten early on with painting the Alps."Collection
Wisconsin Art Collection, Artwork CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1974.8Source or Donor
Great Northern RailwayAcquisition Method
GiftInscription/Signature/Marks
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed SizeHeight
60 inWidth
36 inProvenance
Notes
According to Bill DeLind, the painting "was commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to advertise the scenery along their route from Chicago to Seattle." See documentation attached to appraisal record at "DeLind 2016."