Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
2019.4.1Description
Landscape probably West River in Weston, VT. Signed Harry Shokler, 1949.
Beige wooden outer frame with white inner frame. Shows a landscape with hills in the background and a river in the center of the oil painting flowing towards the bottom of the frame, a winter scene. Bare trees and shrubs line the banks. Hues are in blues, browns, whites, with some green and beige pinks. Signed in red paint.Context
Born in Cincinnati, Shokler's early training took place at the city's academy of fine arts. He later studied in New York and Philadelphia. He was originally based in New York, with a teaching specialization in print-making. After a stint in the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, he discovered a love for Southern Vermont. In 1934, he and his wife rented a summer cottage in South Londonderry and became involved in the Southern Vermont Artists group in Manchester.
By the early 1940s they had purchased an old farmhouse and renovated a barn into a studio and gathering place. They ended up becoming year-round residents of Vermont, painting and printing its impressive landscape. Shokler's work was widely exhibited during his lifetime and many museum feature his paintings and prints in their collections.Acquisition
Accession
2019.4Source or Donor
Broderick, Warren F.Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Warren BroderickMade/Created
Artist
Shokler, Harry (1896-1978)Date made
1949Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
14-1/2 inWidth
17-1/4 in