Community House

Painting

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Swedish American Museum

2009.74.1_Front: Copyright: Swedish American Museum; Origformat: Framed Art; Resolution: 300dpi
2009.74.1_Front

Copyright: Swedish American Museum; Origformat: Framed Art; Resolution: 300dpi

Name/Title

Community House

Entry/Object ID

2009.74.1

Description

Framed oil painting of Community House in Good Templar Park, a small tan building with a peaked roof, with steps and railings in front leading to a paved path, and trees behind it. On the peaks at the front and side of the building is a logo of a blue circle with red lettering (IOGT) at the center and red points around it.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject

Independent Order of Good Templars

Subject Place

City

Geneva

County

Kane County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

2009.74

Source or Donor

Kristensson, Per Hugo

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1956

Place

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front, bottom right corner

Transcription

Schill, 1956

Type

Label

Location

Back

Transcription

"Community House in Good Templar Park and Camp Ground 1925 -- (58 cottages) 628 East Side Drive, Geneva, Ill. (62 acres)." Another label and a business card taped to the back have the name and address of Per Hugo Kristensson.

Type

Inscription

Location

Back

Transcription

"(Swedish Day, Inc. was started by IOGT in 1911 - and since 1925 celebrated in Good Templar Park. Still the largest Swedish event annually in Illinois!)"; "IOGT camp"; "It was a cottage owned by Hoppets Härlodge IOGT - Reconstructed and dedicated with a corner stone, July 31, 1949 - Painting donated to the Swedish American Museum by Per Hugo Kristensson."

Notes

Inscribed directly on the backing, top to bottom

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Art, Paintings, Oil paintings

Search Terms

Good Templar Park, Geneva, Ill., International Organization of Good Templars (IOGT)

Dimensions

Height

15-3/8 in

Width

19-1/2 in

Depth

15-3/8 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Geneva

County

Kane County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Reproductions

Notes

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