Lot #20: Signed Wallace Nutting Hand-colored Photographs

The Framingham History Center calls local son Wallace Nutting "an American renaissance man," and with good reason. With skills ranging from photography to writing to furniture making, Nutting (1861-1941) spearheaded the Colonial Revival movement, which became influential in home design, furnishings, and an interest in historic preservation. His Framingham factory turned out items for the home, and its success gave him the freedom to pursue other interests, particularly the collecting of antiques. His 2-volume "Furniture Treasury" is itself collectible, and still in print. Much of his collection was sold to J.P. Morgan, and ended up in the Wadsworth Atheneum. He is perhaps best know for the hand-tinted photographs of bucolic scenes, sold then at department stores and today in antique stores. This duo is signed under each tipped-in photo, and the larger is titled Happy Valley Scene. In period wood frames. Happy Valley Scene has some slight staining to the bottom right of the mount board, as shown. Dimensions: 17.5"W X 15.25"H and 8"W X 11.75"H Pickup category timeslot {B}