AFA Summer 2020

Summer 10 www.afamag.com | w ww.incollect.com CONTRIBUTORS Hobo Fishing Camp, American School, Wisconsin, 1906. Signed (l.l.): Lou Plitt 1906. Oil on canvas. 34 ¼” x 39 ¼”. Condition: lined, in a cherry frame. Minor areas of some touch-up (in-painting) otherwise in fine condition. Hobo Lake is south of Plum Lake in the town of Sayner in Vilas County, Wisconsin and was known for its fishing. Only a small 14-acre lake which became quite popular by the late 19th century and referenced in Forest and Stream (vol. 48, pg. 346) May 1, 1897. This view of the “Hobo Fishing Camp”, dated 1906 gives us a glimpse of the charm and serenity of the lake on a summer day. The bright colors of the painting and the prominent American flag proudly flying in the center add to the desirability. tillouantiques.com . Litchfield, CT . 860-567-9693 Glenn Adamson, Senior scholar, Yale Center for British Art. Page 110. Olivia Armandroff, Master’s student, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Winterthur, Del. Page 108. Adam T. Erby, Curator of fine and decorative arts, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Va. Page 54. Daniel Finamore, the Russell W. Knight Curator of Maritime Art and History, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. Page 62. Ronald L. Hurst, Vice president for museums, preservation, and historic resources, and the Carlisle H. Humelsine Chief Curator, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va. Page 82. MaLin Wilson-Powell, Art historican, author, independent curator, Santa Fe, N.M. Page 72. Margaret Beck Pritchard, Deputy chief curator, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va. Page 82. Paula Reich, Head of interpretative projects and managing editor, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH. Page 100. George Schwartz, Associate curator for exhibitions and research, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. Page 62. Laura Smith, Curator of the Tia Collection, Santa Fe, N.M. Page 72. Gina J. Wouters, Executive director of Planting Fields Foundation, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Page 92. ADVERTISING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE 9 Fowle Street, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, USA 617.926.0004 / 888.922.0004 PUBLISHER AND FOUNDER: EDITOR-AT-LARGE: EDITOR-AT-LARGE EMERITUS: CREATIVE DIRECTOR: PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: ASSOCIATE EDITOR: SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS: ACCOUNT MANAGERS: COLOR DIRECTOR: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: IS MANAGER: CONTROLLER: John S. Smiroldo Johanna McBrien Jonathan L. Fairbanks Phil Lajoie Marianne Litty Lauren Byrne Joan Shafnacker, Robin Spagnuolo Christina Garzillo, Peter Hannan Rick Marcouillier Curtis Harding Michael Pfister Steve Bendel Thayse Soares TO SUBSCRIBE Call 800.783.4903 4 issues $15 (US) 8 issues $25 (US) Add $10 per year for Canadian and $40 per year for foreign subscriptions. www.AFAmag.com www.Incollect.com