Edward West Merrill (1841-1910) Pair of Original Birch Bark Folk Art Collage / Paintings
Sigth size 15.5 x 11”
Framed 17 x 12.5”
• Biography from Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
Edward West Merrill was born August 1, 1841 in Conway, New Hampshire. His father, Rufus Merrill (1803-1891), was a well-established publisher and book seller in Concord, New Hampshire. His mother was Sophia Barker West (1811-1895).
Merrill married Sarah E. Kendell on April 27, 1865 and died in Salisbury, New Hampshire on July 20, 1910.
Occupations: Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865: Bookbinder (his father’s business); 1870 Census: Pocketbook Maker; 1880 Census and 1900 Census: Birch Bark Artist; Death Certificate: Artist.
Merrill’s subject matter ranged from genre scenes to racist scenes based on Solomon Eytinge, Jr. (1833-1905) “Blackville” series for Harper’s Weekly in the 1870s.
His collages used pen and ink, watercolor, white and red gouache, cut birch bark and cut paper mounted on black construction weight paper.
The Hood Museum of Art has one work by Merrill entitled: “Grand Walking Match at Blackville-Terrific Struggle on the Home Stretch.”
Submitted by Deborah Tear Haynes, Data Documentation Manager and Cataloguer, Hood Museum of Art
Notes: As is, Estate Found, Please view all the images, ask questions and we will do our best to answer them.
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