1 - 14 of 14 results
Refine Your Search
| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Creator | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11557 | View on Mount Desert Island |
|
| 
Description: An oil painting of a landscape scene, probably on Mount Desert Island. Depicts three men outside of a tent. Men appear to be in uniforms. Canoe pulled up to shore. Signature on painting may be "heath," not "yeath." May depict an exaggerated view of Babson's Creek. Painting was in a donation that also included another painting, 003.13.009. | |||
| 17595 | Small painting |
|
| 
Description: Small card size painting by Garmie/Somes?- likely Ann Somes Fenneley. See photographs 997-293-48 and 997-298-463 for family history and artist details. | |||
| 16928 | A glimpse of Jordan Mt. |
| |||||
| 16930 | Garden at Key Wadin |
|
Description: Watercolor of the garden at Keywadin. The artist may be Mary Davis Dunham | ||||
| 12783 | Painting of scene on Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island |
|
|
| 
Description: Oil painting of Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Ocean Drive, Acadia National Park, by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||
| 3289 | Painting - Small House |
| 
Description: Pastel on cardboard. Three mountains in center with trees on each side. Small house on right near gray water. Dark skies. | ||||
| 3290 | Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury |
| 
Description: In oval dark wood frame with gilt edge. Portrait - gray background. Subject wearing black suit and bow tie resembles Abraham Lincoln. Loaner is descendant of Nathan Salisbury who lived in Somesville. | ||||
| 3291 | Painting - Books and Candle |
| 
Description: Still life painting of Dr. Kittredge’s books and candle in oil on canvas. Heavy ornate gold frame. Artist unknown. | ||||
| 13714 | Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge |
|
|
| 
Description: Background brown and gray. Subject is wearing bonnet, shawl, black dress. A hand is reaching from behind sofa to take sheet music. Sarah Kittredge ( 1776-1871) was the wife of Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island. Artist unknown- may be an itinerant painter. | ||
| 13743 | Lewis H. Story |
|
| 
Description: Colored copy of watercolor painting by Maggie Johnston that she did in summer and fall of 2013 when Lewis H. Story was docked at Somesville. She was one of the plein air painters. Dimensions: 11" x 14" Image #2 is note from donor to Bill Horner, Pres. of MDI Historical Society acknowledging donation. | |||
| 12784 | Surf at Seawall |
|
|
| 
Description: Oil painting of Surf at Seawall, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Surf at Seawall, Mount Desert Island, Me, Painted by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, At Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||
| 11558 | Painting of Kittredge Brook or Babson's Creek |
|
|
| 
Description: A painting with notes on the back:"Painted by Hulls Cove woman named Miss Hamor about 1890. Picture of Kittridge Brook or Babson's Creek, near the Somesville Stop light." Notes are probably written on the back by Sturgis Haskins. | ||
| 11531 | Acadia National Park Painting |
|
|
| 
Description: Painting of Seal Cove from Gray Homestead by Howe D. Higgins. Label on frame says "Acadia National Park." Frame is rough grey wood. On back: Framed by Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Seal Cove Long Pond and Acadia Nat. Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Howe D. Higgins was born in 1894 and died in 1974, per Vining book. He is buried in Mt. Height Cemetery in SW Harbor. He was the grandson of Sylvanus Higgins of Mt. Desert. [show more] | ||
| 11485 | Somesville MDIHS Campus Painting, 2014 |
|
|
|
Description: Water-based paint on mylar sketch of MDIHS's Somesville campus. Attached note from the artist dated 5 August 2014. |
