Quick Reference
Time Period:
Prior to 1929
Prior to 1929
Location:
Unknown
Unknown
Medium:
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
Type:
Landscape
Landscape
Category:
Barns
Barns
Size:
Unknown
Unknown
Exhibited:
Home of Ronald T. Lyman, 1926
Home of Ronald T. Lyman, 1926
Purchased:
Unknown
Unknown
Provenance:
NA
NA
Noteworthy:
"Old Rafters shows the interior of an old barn, lighted through an open doorway and the gaping cracks
of weather-beaten boarding.."Springfield Republican, March 10, 1929
Related Links
- See also the Barns Gallery to view related pieces.
- See also Dusty Rafters for what is probably a similar work.
- See also New Hay for what is probably a similar work.
- See also the Exhibition List for other Exhibits.
- Checkout more Articles regarding Woodward.
- Read the Scrapbook story about the Lyman Exhibition, 1926 for more.
Featured Artwork: Old Rafters
RSW's Diary Comments
None.
Additional Notes
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To the Right: Boston Globe, 1926 by A. J. Philpott
Below: Springfield Union, 1926
"....Old Rafters is a fine barn interior, which shows that there is poetry hidden in the least expected places for the artist who has the imagination to discover it....."
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Springfield Republican, March 10, 1929
"Old Rafters shows the interior of an old barn, lighted through an open doorway and the gaping cracks of weather-beaten boarding. The picture displays the artist's characteristic bent for sharp contrast of light and shade, shiny surfaces, crisp drawing and plentiful use of black pigment but he rarely if ever repeats himself."
There are six known "inside the barn" pieces of artwork and they are as follows:
Artwork with an image is noted with an asterisk *