Academy Street
Artist/Maker
Van Vleck, Henry Jacob
Place Made
Salem North Carolina United States of America
Date Made
1846-1849
Medium
watercolor on paper
Dimensions
HOA:6 1/2 “; WOA: 6
Accession Number
5268
Description
– Watercolor on paper with paint detailing of Academy Street in Salem, North Carolina
– Outdoor/landscape scene of street and two buildings; two men in foreground, one with a ladder leaning on a lamp post, one crossing the street; Square with white fence partially shown at right, with a man walking through it; trees line the street and square; street shows wheel marks/tread
– Having a beige/taupe painted border with fan corners trimmed with red
– Small “H.J.V.V.” written at the bottom right corner
– Gold beveled frame
– Outdoor/landscape scene of street and two buildings; two men in foreground, one with a ladder leaning on a lamp post, one crossing the street; Square with white fence partially shown at right, with a man walking through it; trees line the street and square; street shows wheel marks/tread
– Having a beige/taupe painted border with fan corners trimmed with red
– Small “H.J.V.V.” written at the bottom right corner
– Gold beveled frame
History
HISTORY: Some evidence suggests that the Young Mens Missionary Society’s first museum display was housed in the Boys School building. Henry Jacob Van Vleck was the first known president of this organization as he was named as such in an 1845 report of the Society’s activities (officers between the founding of the organization in 1840 and 1844 are not known to have been recorded). The location of the museum was moved in the next couple of years, but perhaps Van Vleck’s motivation for depicting the Boys’ School was to document the location of the museum.
Credit Line
Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Purchase Fund
