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Portrait of Katherine Salisbury Newkirk
c. 182519th Century
32 in. x 27 in.
Ammi Phillips, American, (1788–1865)
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Accession Number:
2002.1.103
Ammi Phillips is considered the leading country portrait painter of the 19th century America. Born in Colebrook, Connecticut, this self-taught painter crisscrossed Connecticut , Massachusetts and New York from at least 1811 until his last years. "Portrait of Katherine Salisbury Newkirk" is an exceptional example of the artist's work and probably dates from the early 1820s when Phillip's work turned gravely realistic with dark backgrounds and rich colors highlighting clothing accessories. The face is modelled with great attention to the definition of the sitter's details.
Katherine Salisbury Newkirk (1773–1866) was born in Catskill, Greene County, New York, to Abraham Salisbury and Elsie Hasbrouck. She married first Robert Black in 1797, and married second John Person Newkirk (1780–1855) in 1801, with whom she had six children.
Katherine Salisbury Newkirk (1773–1866) was born in Catskill, Greene County, New York, to Abraham Salisbury and Elsie Hasbrouck. She married first Robert Black in 1797, and married second John Person Newkirk (1780–1855) in 1801, with whom she had six children.
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Dimensions
- Frame Dimensions: 37 1/4 in. x 31 1/4 in. Measured by Lansing, Amy
- image only Dimensions: 32 x 27 in.
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