Artist
John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)American, 1816–1872
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Distant View of the Mansfield Mountain, Vermont
Date1849
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 48 × 39 5/8 in. (121.9 × 100.6 cm)
Frame: 62 3/4 × 54 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (159.4 × 137.8 × 14.6 cm)
Frame: 62 3/4 × 54 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (159.4 × 137.8 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Hogg Brothers Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg, by exchange; the Houston Friends of Art; Mrs. William Stamps Farish, by exchange; and the General Accessions Fund
Object number76.200
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
108 Hevrdejs Gallery
On view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
American Embassy, Ambassador Henry Catto, London, August 6, 1989–July 1, 1991.
"The American Landscape East to West: Themes in Painting and Photography, 1780-1910," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 6, 2003-January 19, 2004.
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.
"Art Across America," National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea, February 4–May 19, 2013; Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea, June 17–September 1, 2013.
"America: Painting a Nation," Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, November 8, 2013–February 9, 2014.
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Thomas Doughty
c. 1824–1826
Oil on canvas
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