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Kathryn Woodman Leighton (1875-1952) Painting “Mt. Cannon Glacier National Park”
Framed Kathryn Woodman Leighton (1875-1952) oil on canvas painting, Mt. Cannon / Glacier National Park. Signed lower left, titled verso. Custom California redwood frame, a view from the shore of Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Dimensions: 31"h x 44"w; frame: 42"h x 55"w.
Born in Plainfield, New Hampshire, Kathryn Leighton became a celebrated Indian portrait and landscape painter, especially big-screen scenes of glaciers, which resulted from trips to Glacier National Park beginning 1923. An exhibition reviewer for the Los Angeles Evening Herald, February 27, 1926 wrote: "The first to bring to galleries here the strange, wild charm of Glacier National park for an entire exhibit." Having been told about Glacier National Park by Charles Russell, she spent much time in that region where she created panoramic landscapes. The trip was also fortuitous because it cemented the Leighton's friendship with artist Charles Russell and his wife as guests at the Russell's summer home at Bull Head Lodge on Lake McDonald. In 1926 in Montana, Russell introduced her to the Blackfeet Indians and to officials of the Northern Pacific Railway. She began doing portraits of Blackfoot Indians. The Great Northern Railway wanted them for an exhibition with lecture series about the disintegration of Indian cultural traditions. The goal of railroad officials was to preserve a record of a vanishing way of life. To initiate the portrait project with Leighton, officials brought her and her family to Glacier National Park for three months as their guests.
This painting exceeds the affordable parcel carrier rates and requires custom packing with freight delivery or white glove / blanket wrapped transporters like Pack + Ship Pros, Delbert McCrea and CCC Transport, depending on your location. Expect costs to run between $500-1,000.
Provenance:Gifted by the artist’s husband, Edward Leighton (1876–1941), to his legal client, Mark Gingrich (1890–1952). Passed to his daughter, Betty (Gingrich) Bersinger (1920–2023), and subsequently i
Condition:Original with no apparent conservation or in-painting visible under ultra violate light. Back of canvas with protective cover not removed. Gilt frame with edge wear visible in photographs.
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