Henry Chapman Ford - A Southern California Glen

A Southern California Glen

Henry Chapman Ford, original etching, "A Southern California Glen": In 1883 the Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Boston, held a major exhibition of contemporary American art. Concentrating largely upon American drawings and etchings the exhibition catalogue listed 731 works of original art. Henry Chapman Ford's important California landscape etching, "A Southern California Glen", was first exhibited at this exhibition and was listed in the catalogue as number 269.

This original etching is printed upon fine hand made, laid paper and with full margins as published around 1882. It is signed by the 19th century California artist, Henry Chapman Ford in the lower right corner of the plate.

Original Etching by the 19th century American artist, Henry Chapman Ford 'Henry C. Ford'.

A Southern California Glen

Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Exhibition 1883.

1883 Exhibition of Contemporary American Art
#	Image	Title & Artist	Artist Info	Medium	Date
01.-		A Family of Quacks by Charles Volkmar	Charles Volkmar (Baltimore, 1841 - Metuchen, New Jersey, 1914)	Original Etching with Plate Tone	c. 1883
02.-		A Southern California Glen by Henry Chapman Ford	Henry C. Ford 'Henry Chapman Ford' (Livonia, New York, 1828 - Santa Barbara, California, 1894)	Original Etching	c. 1882	Sold
03.-		A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky Proclaim it a Hunting Morning by Thomas Moran	Thomas Moran (Bolton, England, 1837 - Santa Barbara, CA, 1926)	Original Etching	c. 1882
04.-		A Summer Afternoon by Henry Webster Rice	Henry Webster Rice 'Henry W. Rice' (Pownal, Maine, 1853 - Watertown, Massachusetts, 1934)	Original Etching	c. 1883
05.-		Artillery Sergeant by William Henry Shelton	William Henry Shelton (Allen's Hill, NY., 1840 - Morristown, NY., 1932)	Original Etching	c. 1883
06.-		Building an Elevator by James Craig Nicol	James Craig Nicoll (New York City, 1847 - Norwalk, Connecticut, 1918)	Original Etching with Plate Tone	1881
07.-		Drifting by Stephen Parrish	Stephen Parrish (Philadelphia, 1846 - Cornish, N. H., 1938)	Original Etching	c. 1883
08.-		Feeding Sheep by John Austin Sands Monks	John Austin Sands Monks (Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY, 1850 - Chicago, 1917)	Original Etching	1883
09.-		From Under the Trees by George W. H. Ritchie (George Wistar Hodge Ritchie)	George Wistar Hodge Ritchie 'George W. H. Ritchie' (New York City, Active 1870 - 1900)	Original Etching	1883
10.-		Head of an Old Man by Joseph Lauber	Joseph Lauber (Meschede, Westphalia, Germany, 1855 - New York City, 1948)	Original Etching	1881
11.-		Naponock (Naponoch) Scenery, Ulster County, New York by William Hart	William M. Hart 'William Hart' (Paisley, Scotland, 1823 - Mount Vernon, New York, 1894)	Original Etching	c. 1883
12.-		Near Annasquam (Annisquam) by Albion Harris Bicknell	Albion Harris Bicknell 'A. H. Bicknell' (Turner, Maine, 1837 - Malden, Massachusetts, 1915)	Original Etching	c. 1883
13.-		Now Come Still Evening On by Henry Farrer	Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903)	Original Etching	1882 - 1883
14.-		Partegat Pond by Benjamin Lander	Benjamin Lander (New York City, 1844 - ?)	Original Etching	1882 - 1883	Sold
15.-		Street at Honfleur, France by Charles Platt	Charles Adams Platt 'Charles Platt' (New York City, 1861 - 1933)	Original Etching	1882
16.-		The Mill by Robert Crannell Minor	Robert Crannell Minor 'Robert C. Minor' (New York City, 1839 - Waterford, Connecticut, 1904)	Original Etching & Drypoint	c. 1883	Sold
17.-		View in the Campagna ('A Group of Ilex Trees near Rome') by George Loring Brown	George Loring Brown (Boston, 1814 - Malden, Massachusetts, 1889)	Original Etching	1854 (Third & Final State: 1883)	Sold

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Title:	A Southern California Glen
Artist:	Ford, Henry C. 'Henry Chapman Ford' (Livonia, New York, 1828 - Santa Barbara, California, 1894)
Date:	c. 1882
Medium:	Original Etching
Note:	Henry Chapman Ford 'Henry C. Ford': An important nineteenth century California painter, etcher and illustrator, Henry Chapman Ford studied art techniques in Paris and Florence from 1857 to 1860. Not long after his return to America he served in the Union forces during the early period of the Civil War. After a span of one year, however, H. C. Ford was discharged due to a physical disability. Ford then moved to Chicago where he helped to found the Chicago Academy of Design (1866). Henry C. Ford, in fact, served as the first president of this institution.
	Five years later marked the Great Chicago Fire. The Academy, along with most of H. C. Ford's early art, was lost in the flames. In 1882 the Academy re-opened under the present name of the Art Institute of Chicago.
	In 1875 Henry Chapman Ford permanently settled in Santa Barbara, California. Ford then began making trips throughout the state to sketch many of the area's historic Franciscan Missions. These served as the beginning for his series of etchings depicting these missions. They were published in 1883 and exhibited at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. H. C. Ford was thus responsible for awakening California's interest in its Spanish heritage as well as helping to influence the restoration of these historically important buildings.
	Until his death in 1894, Henry Chapman Ford both worked and taught art techniques from his studio in Santa Barbara. Today examples of Ford's fine art are included in the following collections; Stanford University Museum, San Diego Historical Society, University of California at Berkeley, Ventura County Museum of History & Art and the Oakland Museum. The University of Iowa Libraries lists an impression of A Southern California Glen in its permanent collection.
	The Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Boston, held a major exhibition of contemporary American art in 1883. Focusing largely upon American drawings and etchings the exhibition catalogue listed 731 works of original art. Henry Chapman Ford's important California landscape etching, "A Southern California Glen", was first exhibited at this exhibition and was listed in the catalogue as number 269.
Size:	7 1/4 X 4 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon fine hand made, laid paper and with full margins as published around 1882. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner of the plate. A finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. "A Southern California Glen" stands as a prime and scarce original example of the nineteenth century California art of Henry Chapman Ford.
Subject:	Henry Chapman Ford, H. C. Ford, "A Southern California Glen" , original etching, California painter, etcher and illustrator, Art Institute of Chicago, Santa Barbara, historic Franciscan Missions.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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