RSW's Diary Comments

October Flame, c. 1932 is believed to be the
same pasture and tree as seen in this canvas.

"Painted in fall of 1932. A large painting (with a few grazing sheep in it) made from the same place, Gilbert Griswold's Orcutt Hill Pasture as the Autumn Flame of Mrs. Winfred Rhoades (Edith Storer). Bought by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford R. Richmond, the summer of my fire, of 37 Park Street, Easthampton, Mass."

Editor's Note:

Woodward could not make this more confusing if he tried. There are two painting diary entries describing the same scene and one painting with a picture of the scene and no diary entry. The differences vary in the canvas sizes and this painting has sheep in it.

SEE At Peace or Unnamed: Gathering Time
for the pasture and tree RSW is referring to.

Richmond was a close friend of Woodward's. The fire he is refering to is RSW's 1934 Hiram Woodward Home & Studio fire. Richmond owned the COLTON ELASTIC WEB COMPANY which produced a weekly radio broadcast. Sometime after the fire, Richmond, featured Woodward's story in the radio broadcast.

Sold at auction in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1996 to an unknown buyer.