Doing the Wash
Type:Painting
Year:1961
Size:24.00" x 30.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Theora Alton Hamblett ART FOR SALE
1895 Paris, Mississippi - 1977 Oxford, Mississippi. Known for: Folk art, dream and vision painting.
Theora Hamblett (1895-1977) was inspired to paint by her dreams. She also painted cherished memories of her own and of people close to her—the old O'Tuckolofa School, children's games, "trees along... Read full biography
Theora Hamblett (1895-1977) was inspired to paint by her dreams. She also painted cherished memories of her own and of people close to her—the old O'Tuckolofa School, children's games, "trees along the highways," making lye soap and sorghum, and carrying cotton to the gin. Hamblett was born on a... Read full biography
Theora Hamblett (1895-1977) was inspired to paint by her dreams. She also painted cherished memories of her own and of people close to her—the old O'Tuckolofa School, children's games, "trees along the highways," making lye soap and sorghum, and carrying cotton to the gin. Hamblett was born on a 200-acre farm near Paris, Mississippi, that had been owned by her father since before the American Civil War, and she understood farm chores and responsibilities from an early age. She graduated from... Read full biography
Theora Hamblett (1895-1977) was inspired to paint by her dreams. She also painted cherished memories of her own and of people close to her—the old O'Tuckolofa School, children's games, "trees along the highways," making lye soap and sorghum, and carrying cotton to the gin. Hamblett was born on a 200-acre farm near Paris, Mississippi, that had been owned by her father since before the American Civil War, and she understood farm chores and responsibilities from an early age. She graduated from Lafayette County Agricultural High School, near Oxford, Mississippi, and attended Mississippi Normal College before teaching primary grades in small rural schools on and off for fifteen years. Teaching was not satisfying to her, though; and a business... Read full biography
Theora Hamblett (1895-1977) was inspired to paint by her dreams. She also painted cherished memories of her own and of people close to her—the old O'Tuckolofa School, children's games, "trees along the highways," making lye soap and sorghum, and carrying cotton to the gin. Hamblett was born on a 200-acre farm near Paris, Mississippi, that had been owned by her father since before the American Civil War, and she understood farm chores and responsibilities from an early age. She graduated from Lafayette County Agricultural High School, near Oxford, Mississippi, and attended Mississippi Normal College before teaching primary grades in small rural schools on and off for fifteen years. Teaching was not satisfying to her, though; and a business she tried, raising chickens, was financially unsuccessful. She moved to Oxford, where she bought a house and converted it into... Read full biography
Theora Alton Hamblett - Art for Sale (8 available)
Man and Woman
Type:Painting
Year:1972
Size:16.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Original oil on canvas by Ms. Theora Hamblett in excellent condition.
Boy and Girl
Type:Painting
Year:1975
Size:16.00" x 12.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Framed in a museum quality white gold frame with a linen liner (22 x 18 inches), Signed and dated bottom right, "T. Hamblett '75"
Picnic
Type:Painting
Year:1957
Size:30.00" x 38.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Signed and dated lower right, "T. Hamblett 57"
Children's Game
Type:Painting
Year:1973
Size:16.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Did You Ever See A Lassie?
Type:Painting
Year:1967
Size:24.00" x 36.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
25 x 37 inches framed, Signed and dated lower right: “T. Hamblett ‘67”
The Ascension
Type:Painting
Year:1955
Size:22.00" x 54.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
(27 x 59 inches framed), Signed and dated lower right: “T. Hamblett ‘55”
Taking Cotton To The Gin
Type:Painting
Year:1972
Size:30.00" x 40.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
We are pleased to offer this iconic and authentic painting by Theora Hamblett with an excellent provenance and in excellent condition. Please contact the gallery for price and further details. Thank you.