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Jesse F. ReedAmerican Social Realist Portrait Painting of a Coal Mine Owner by Jesse F. Reedca. 1970
ca. 1970
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This highly stylized portrait depicts a well dressed man in front of a mining property likely in West Virginia. It is very much in the manner of earlier American artists such as Grant Wood or a bit of Norman Rockwell. As he is well dressed, he is, or was, likely the owner or operator of the mining operation that is shown in the background. The artist, Jesse F. Reed captured all of the complexities of such an unusual portrait in a more modernist and simpler manner. The colors are vibrant and the landscape and portrait mainly a collection of shapes. Some shadow and tone is portrayed but the overall feel is one of American Social Realism with a modernist sensibility.
Jesse Reed was born in Belington, West Virginia in 1920. After local schooling, he studied art in New York and the served in various European campaigns during World War II. After the war he returned to West Virginia to teach, for a long career. He exhibited often nationally and was a member of the Salmagundi Club. He died in 2011.
This portrait appears to have been painted ca 1970. The oil on canvas measures 18” x 24” and retains its painted original frame. Both the painting and frame are in good condition with no condition issues to report. The frame seems to have a vague marbling affect that appears to be original as well. The overall framed dimensions are 23” x 29”.
- Creator:Jesse F. Reed (1920)
- Creation Year:ca. 1970
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:Upon very close inspection, there is very minor ripping of the canvas along the frame edge at the top. From any distance, this is barely visible.
- Gallery Location:Baltimore, MD
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2396214359172
Jesse F. Reed
Jesse Floyd Reed studied art in New York City at the Grand Central School of Art and the Art Students’ League. He held degrees in History and English and completed special advanced studies in Asian, African and Latin American art, history and culture. At the time of his retirement, he was a professor of the Arts Emeritus at Davis & Elkins College, a position he held for over 49 years. A nationally recognized artist since 1947, professor Reed’s art has been shown in hundreds of museums, libraries, colleges, and universities, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Museum, the Library of Congress, the Brooklyn Museum and the Seattle Museum. In his native West Virginia, he is represented in the permanent collections of the Huntington Museum of Art and the Charleston Museum at Sunrise. The recipient of many national and regional awards, Reed was a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York, the Boston Printmakers, the Print Club of Albany and was a founding member of the West Virginia Water Color Society.
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