Portrait of Richard Goldsmith, Father of the Artist1827–1828Sight: 13 1/4 x 11 "Oil on boardGift of Anne Throop Leighton2021.16.10portrait1573518052Deborah GoldsmithPaintingsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.Inscribed on the reverse “Richard Goldsmith, painted Deborah Goldsmith, probably c. 1828, when he was 60 years old”United StatesNew YorkPaintingsAmerican Folk Art MuseumThis gift represents a highly unusual opportunity to acquire several works by Deborah Goldsmith (Throop), each of which descended within the artist’s family. Taking the form of two illustrated friendship albums as well as a handful of oils and watercolors, Goldsmith’s works survive as a poignant expression of a young woman’s personal relationships, skill, and tastes in rural New York in the 1820s. According to family records, Goldsmith’s body of work is limited, and examples by the artist have not been seen at market for decades. This donation will make AFAM, alongside the Fenimore Art Museum, one of the two most significant repositories for this young woman’s work. As the rare work of a female professional artist, these works by Goldsmith present important opportunities for enhancing the diversity of gender representation in our historical folk art exhibitions
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org18271828 2021 16 1 This gift represents a highly unusual opportunity to acquire several works by Deborah Goldsmith (Throop), each of which descended within the artist’s family. Taking the form of two illustrated friendship albums as well as a handful of oils and watercolors, Goldsmith’s works survive as a poignant expression of a young woman’s personal relationships, skill, and tastes in rural New York in the 1820s. According to family records, Goldsmith’s body of work is limited, and examples by the artist have not been seen at market for decades. This donation will make AFAM, alongside the Fenimore Art Museum, one of the two most significant repositories for this young woman’s work. As the rare work of a female professional artist, these works by Goldsmith present important opportunities for enhancing the diversity of gender representation in our historical folk art exhibitions
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org