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Show acquisitions James T. Harwood Old Loveridge House ABOVE I James T. Harwood, Old Loveridge House, 1897, oil on canvas. Gift of Patricia and Donald Graves. Utah artist James T. Harwood ( I860-1940) is central to the collecting goals of the UMFA, based on his deep connection to the surrounding community. Having served as the chairman of the Department of Art at the University of Utah from 1923 through 1931, Harwood is closely tied to the University. In 2012 two paintings by Harwood, Old Loveridge House ( 1897) and Cascade-City Creek (c. 190 I), were generously donated to the UMFA by Don and Patricia Graves. Patricia's mother; Maude Alice Harwood, was James T Harwood's sister: Harwood's painting of the Old Loveridge House depicts a farm scene from the area near his hometown of Lehi, Utah. It was painted shortly after he returned from Paris, where he received advanced artistic training in the French Academy system, which stressed academic realism in both portraiture and landscape.This painting is an important example of Harwood's tonal realist style, which used a painterly approach and emphasized subtle hues of gray, brown, and lavender to suggest the cold winter scene. |
