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Tom Cafferty
192422 1/4 x 20 1/8 in. (56.5 x 51.1 cm)
Robert Henri
United States (Cincinatti, OH, 1865 - 1929, New York, NY)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Granger A. Hollister
Accession Number:
1926.1
Location: Currently on view
Robert Henri, the leader of the Urban Realist movement, sought truth in art above all else. Henri promoted this revolutionary idea in support of a uniquely American art.
[Gallery label text, 2007]
In addition to providing guidance and inspiration (as well as occasional financial assistance) to many artists, Robert Henri was himself a very fine painter. Wherever he taught, he gathered around him eager and enthusiastic students who benefited from his instruction. He moved to New York in 1900 and taught at William Merritt Chase's school for a few years. In 1909, he established his own school, and also taught painting at the radical Ferrer School established by former Rochesterian Emma Goldman.
Although a member of the National Academy of Design, Henri actively promoted non-juried exhibitions and the work of younger, less traditional artists. Dictums such as "Know what the old masters did…They made their language. You make yours. All the past can help you" gave his followers the confidence to paint in their own way.
During the 1920s, Henri lived in Ireland and painted a young boy named Tom Cafferty, who was the subject of this painting and a number of others. Characteristically, Henri painted him in a very loose and colorful style, with energetic brush strokes.
[Gallery label text, 2003]
[Gallery label text, 2007]
In addition to providing guidance and inspiration (as well as occasional financial assistance) to many artists, Robert Henri was himself a very fine painter. Wherever he taught, he gathered around him eager and enthusiastic students who benefited from his instruction. He moved to New York in 1900 and taught at William Merritt Chase's school for a few years. In 1909, he established his own school, and also taught painting at the radical Ferrer School established by former Rochesterian Emma Goldman.
Although a member of the National Academy of Design, Henri actively promoted non-juried exhibitions and the work of younger, less traditional artists. Dictums such as "Know what the old masters did…They made their language. You make yours. All the past can help you" gave his followers the confidence to paint in their own way.
During the 1920s, Henri lived in Ireland and painted a young boy named Tom Cafferty, who was the subject of this painting and a number of others. Characteristically, Henri painted him in a very loose and colorful style, with energetic brush strokes.
[Gallery label text, 2003]
Marks
Artist's signature, lower right: Robert Henri Inscription, verso: 191/M (in a circle), Robert Henri/"Tom Cafferty"
Provenance
The artist (Macbeth Galleries, NY); purchased by Mrs. Granger A. Hollister from a show of Henri's work at the Memorial Art Gallery in 1926; given to the Gallery in 1926
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Irish and Spanish Portaits by Robert Henri Memorial Art Gallery 1/6/1926 - 2/7/1926
- Picture of the Month: Robert Henri Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute 10/8/1948 - 10/31/1948
- Around the World in Rochester 2/8/1952 - 3/2/1952
- The Eight Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts 2/3/1958 - 2/24/1958
- Summer Exhibit of Permanent Collection 6/1/1959 - 8/31/1959
- From the Archives of American Art: The Role of the Macbeth Gallery American Federation of Arts 10/10/1962 - 5/31/1963
- Selections from the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery Albany Institute of History & Art 11/15/1964 - 12/20/1964
- The Ash Can School American Federation of Arts 10/10/1966 - 10/12/1967
- Robert Henri: Painter, Teacher, Prophet New York Cultural Center 10/14/1969 - 12/14/1969
- The Shock of Modernism in America Nassau County Museum of Art 4/24/1984 - 7/24/1984
- My People: The Portraits of Robert Henri Orlando Museum of Art 10/22/1994 - 6/25/1995
- From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland 5/7/2011 - 5/12/2012
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988.
- Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Article Title: Gallery's Collection Enriched by Charming Henri Irish Portrait. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY: Rochester Print Co. Issue Date: January 31 1926.
- Mahonri Sharp Young. American Realists: Homer to Hopper. New York, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977.
- Article Author: Leeds, Valerie Ann. Article Title: Robert Henri, His Art and Ireland. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. American Art Review. Kansas City, MO: Kellaway Pub. Co., 1973-. Volume Number: 23, Issue Number: 3. Issue Date: May-June 2011. Page Number: 120-125, 127, Figure Number: p. 121
- Where Art Thou?. Bridgeport, CT: WJ Fantasy Inc., 1993.
- Article Title: Gallery Notes. Memorial Art Gallery. The Bulletin. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery Volume Number: 2, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: Oct.-Nov. 1929. Page Number: 11
- Constance Schwartz. The Shock of Modernism in America: The Eight and Modernism in America. Roslyn Harbor, NY: Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, 1984.
- Nancy C. Millett. Explorations in Literature. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Co., 1988.
- Valerie Ann Leeds. My People: The Portraits of Robert Henri. Orlando, FL: Orlando Museum of Art, 1995.
- Journal of School Health. Kent, OH: American School Health Association
- Jane Beatty. Literature and Language. Evanston, IL: McDougal, Littell & Co., 1991.
- St. Petersburg, Florida Times. St. Petersburg, FL
- Oklahoma City Times. Oklahoma City, OK
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
- Annual Report. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. From the Archives of American Art: The Role of the Macbeth Gallery. New York, NY: American Federation of Arts, 1962.
- Our city....our children. Rochester, NY: Rochester, NY Board of Educatin, 1946.
- Poetry through art: by the students of the Young Mothers Program. Fairport, NY: New York State Literacy Center, 1991.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Alfredo Valente. Robert Henri: Painter-Teacher-Prophet. New York, NY: New York Cultural Center, 1969.
- Article Author: Leeds, Valerie Ann. Article Title: Road to Corrymore: Robert Henri, his Art, and Ireland. Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Jonathan Stuhlman and Valerie Ann Leeds. From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland. Charlotte, NC: Mint Museum of Art, 2011. Page Number: 73, 75-76, 90, Figure Number: 28
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