Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Pike County Ballads, untitled tailpiece
Alternate Title(s):And he carried his thanks to God
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1912
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
known by reproduction only
Copyright, 1912, Houghton Mifflin Company
Accession number: SUPP2000.2316
Research Number: NCW: 2316
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 206 as "And he carried his thanks to God"; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.406, p. 249
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds an unmarked copy of "Poems by John Hay," which includes "The Pike County Ballads," published by Houghton Mifflin (1899) and found in the artist's studio (NCWS.95.723).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography from printed image, Brandywine River Museum Library
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 12/2004