I was recently reminded of an old painting that came to us from Jane's family. It shows a cabin in Grace, Mississippi. Finally I was able to make out the signature and discerned that is was painted by a well known artist - H. Cyrus Farnum. He did most of his work in Rhode Island. If I would have realized that before our recent trip there we might have looked for some other examples of his work.Monday, October 25, 2010
H. Cyrus Farnum
I was recently reminded of an old painting that came to us from Jane's family. It shows a cabin in Grace, Mississippi. Finally I was able to make out the signature and discerned that is was painted by a well known artist - H. Cyrus Farnum. He did most of his work in Rhode Island. If I would have realized that before our recent trip there we might have looked for some other examples of his work.
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Hi, Love the Farnum painting! He was my gr gr Uncle. He had a friend that he visited in the south and did quite a few paintings of southern cabins and landscapes. If you ever sell it please let me know.
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeff, you didn't leave an email. I would like to know more about your relative.
Hi, Can I send you email? I didn't see any contact info. I don't want my email out there for anybody to see on a google search..
Also there is a wiki page for h cyrus. I would be happy to share what I know.
Oh no! Maybe I can't share what I know...Looks like you guys are Yankees fans!!!
kkc1@Rochester.rr.com
I have a large Paris scene done by Farnum. It came from my grandparents who were lifelong residents of RI.
My brother has a portrait of my grandfather( also done by
by Farnum) It was done when my grandfather was in politics in RI.
I am the current owner of the Hunt-Farnum farm in Glocester, RI. The farm was purchased by my grandparents (Garrity) in 1900. I have been researching the homestead (circa 1789) and have been looking into H. Cyrus Farnum. We took part in an open house featuring the "great barns of Glocester" I spoke with some Farnums who said that they had several of his paintings in their attic.
Anon: I hope those with paintings in the attic let others see them. I think such works shouldn't be relegated to an attic! You may contact me at RustyMailBoxes@gmail.com.
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