Watercolor Painting of Sutton Farm [View from Whippoorwill and Wildcat Roads]
Entry/Object ID
2011-21
Description
Framed watercolor painting of Sutton Farm, view from Whippoorwill and Wildcat Roads, by W. Stuart Archibald, 1938, modern gold frame.
Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolor, Watercolor on paper
Subject
Sutton Farm
During the twentieth century the historic landmark of Sutton Farm proved especially appealing to local artists. Sutton Farm, located on Whippoorwill Road, was the last working farm in New Castle. Its rural setting and cluster of antique barns and other outbuildings became the inspiration for a range of personal artistic interpretations.
W. Stuart Archibald (1910-1987) grew up in Chappaqua and may have been among the first graduates of the new Horace Greeley School in 1929. He attended Antioch College and then became a professional artist, specializing in watercolors of landscapes and marine subjects. In 1938 he painted a series of watercolors of Chappaqua subjects.
