Abby A Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
301 South Nassau Street
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
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1805 Leverett, Massachusetts - 1900 Sunderland, Massachusetts. Known for: Portrait, allegory and history painting, architecture.
Born in Leverett, Massachusetts, Erastus Field kept his home most of his life in that state but did study briefly with Samuel F.B. Morse in New York City where he lived from 1842 to 1848. He was a... Read full biography
Born in Leverett, Massachusetts, Erastus Field kept his home most of his life in that state but did study briefly with Samuel F.B. Morse in New York City where he lived from 1842 to 1848. He was a folk portrait artist with little modeling skill, but is remembered for the social idealism exhibited... Read full biography
Born in Leverett, Massachusetts, Erastus Field kept his home most of his life in that state but did study briefly with Samuel F.B. Morse in New York City where he lived from 1842 to 1848. He was a folk portrait artist with little modeling skill, but is remembered for the social idealism exhibited by his subjects. Unlike many of his peers who painted faces on pre-painted bodies, he did the faces first and the clothing addressed social position. He also did historical subjects, one of them being... Read full biography
Born in Leverett, Massachusetts, Erastus Field kept his home most of his life in that state but did study briefly with Samuel F.B. Morse in New York City where he lived from 1842 to 1848. He was a folk portrait artist with little modeling skill, but is remembered for the social idealism exhibited by his subjects. Unlike many of his peers who painted faces on pre-painted bodies, he did the faces first and the clothing addressed social position. He also did historical subjects, one of them being an American Centennial commemoration for Springfield, Massachusetts. He was also known for his scenes from classical mythology and Biblical history. His wife was artist, Phebe Gilmore, who exhibited as Mrs. P. G. Field at the American Institute in... Read full biography
Born in Leverett, Massachusetts, Erastus Field kept his home most of his life in that state but did study briefly with Samuel F.B. Morse in New York City where he lived from 1842 to 1848. He was a folk portrait artist with little modeling skill, but is remembered for the social idealism exhibited by his subjects. Unlike many of his peers who painted faces on pre-painted bodies, he did the faces first and the clothing addressed social position. He also did historical subjects, one of them being an American Centennial commemoration for Springfield, Massachusetts. He was also known for his scenes from classical mythology and Biblical history. His wife was artist, Phebe Gilmore, who exhibited as Mrs. P. G. Field at the American Institute in New York City. The Fields lived first in Hartford, Connecticut, then in Monson and Palmer, Massachuset... Read full biography
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About Erastus Salisbury Field: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (19)
All MuseumsChrysler Museum of Art
245 West Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23510Fenimore Art Museum
5798 State Highway 80
Po Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326Flint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Lowell Historical Society
Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center
40 French Street
Lowell, MA 01852Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Amherst College
Po Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
21 Edwards Street
Springfield, MA 01103Milwaukee Art Museum
700 North Art Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3707Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115Portland Art Museum, Oregon
1219 Sw Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2723Saint Louis Art Museum
Forest Park
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
Northampton, MA 01063The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218The Bennington Museum
75 Main Street
Bennington, VT 05201Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609-3196