Jan 24, 2017
#Repost @afamuseum ・・・ This group portrait is among Calvin Balis's earliest known works, painted when he was only 17 years old. At almost 5 square feet, the imposing portrait is a powerful statement in the face of death, but of what—love? memory? defiance? #FolkArtMuseum #SecuringtheShadow . Image: "A Family Grouping In The Parlor" by Calvin Balis (c. 1817–after 1856), Utica, New York, 1834, 60 1/4 x 56", collection of Kenneth Schwartz, courtesy Detour Gallery Red Bank, New Jersey (at Detour Gallery)