Horse Farm
Artist
John Clymer
(1907 - 1989)
Date1961
MediumOil on gesso panel
Dimensions27 1/2 x 40 in.
ClassificationsOil Painting
Credit LineGift of Kenneth Stuart
Terms
Object number1976.12LIC
DescriptionHaving spent nearly 50 years of his life in northwest United States and British Columbia, John Clymer has dedicated much of his work on historically-accurate illustrations of rural scenes of Western North America. In the artist's words, "Only a small part of the epic story of the western frontier has been recorded, and it's been my ambition to make a truthful contribution to that record in my paintings." He began his training at the Vancouver School of Art in Canada and then went on to study under illustration legends, Harvey Dunn (1884-1952) and N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945). His illustrations appeared in Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and on the cover of approximately 90 issues of The Saturday Evening Post. In 1991, the Clymer Museum opened in his hometown, Ellensburg, Washington, to commemorate his life and house many of his most significant works.Horse Farm was painted while Clymer was living in Westport, Connecticut, where he moved in 1937 in order to seek new opportunities in New York. The painting appeared in the April issue of Reader's Digest in 1976 accompanying an article about the spring season. It demonstrates Clymer's interest in agricultural life in its depiction of a peaceful vista of rolling green hills where horses, dogs and a young girl all frolic and enjoy the vast farmland.
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