RSW's Diary Comments

None.

Editor's Note:

Into the Woods

One way or another, this painting is likely related to the similarly named Into the Woods seen to the right. The reason we do not believe they are the same is because the painting named Into the Woods was done so by its owners. It is not a Woodward given name and since this painting reportedly exhibited in the 1928 J.H. Miller show as well as mentioned specifically by reviewer Jeanette Matthews in her article seen below... this painting would most certainly have had its named etched in pencil on its stretcher. All exhibited painting did. We have no record of Woodward ever entering an "untitled" painting to a exhibit. We believe this is because the name was important to the poetic nature of the artist work. In other words intrinsic to the painting itself.

A review of the 1928 J.H. Miller Exhibition,
by Jeanette Matthews. Note the praise made by
Woodward to the left of the subtitles.

Springfield Union, Springfield, Mass., April 23, 1928 by Jeannette C. Matthews

"Into the Winter Woods and At Sugaring Time are all good winter pictures. The power of suggested activity in At Sugaring Time illustrates one of the things Mr. Woodward does best."

A quick look at the other painting mentioned with Into the Winter Woods

At Sugaring Time, 1928

As just an extra footnote to the 1928 J.H. Miller exhibit... it was the last show at the gallery of any value. In fact, we have no records of anything appearing in its gallery for the remainder of Woodward's career, yet the gallery still exist to this day and we have no explanation for it. Furthermore, there are only two records of Woodward exhibiting in Springfield elsewhere in the city. One is the 1929 Pynchon Gallery event, also reviewed by Ms. Matthews and a brief reference to a painting hanging at the Gill Gallery but the date is unknown to us. It seems unfathomable to think Woodward saw no value in exhibiting in the city that played a big roll in relaunching his career after his 1922 studio fire.