Object Record
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Title |
"Hazlewood Farm" Property of S.L. Jones, Near Woodside, San Mateo Co., Cal., 1878 |
Object Name |
Lithograph |
Description |
"Hazlewood Farm" Property of S.L. Jones, Near Woodside, San Mateo Co., Cal., 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Colorized lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown printed on paper and mounted behind glass beneath an off-white mat with a gold-colored inner border inside a brown wooden frame. Image depicts Farmland divided by fences extending up into the hills in the background. There are several buildings on the right. A covered two-horse carriage carrying four figures is riding on the road out front. Text beneath image reads, "This Rancho contains about 1,500 acres, a portion of which only is cultivated. It is principally composed of wood land and is well watered, having a large number of inexhaustible springs of pure water, and several mineral springs, said to possess valuable medicinal qualities, with indication of minerals. A small portion only of this land is cleared; planted with fruit trees of all kinds, which produce an abundance of superior fruit, and the grape, as well as all varieties of the citron family, grow to perfection, as the climate on the side hills is very mild and free from frost." |
Date |
1878 |
Creator |
Brown, Grafton Tyler |
Role |
Artist |
Creator |
G.T. Brown & CO. LITH., S.F. |
Role |
Lithographer |
Creator |
Moore & DePue |
Role |
Publisher |
Medium |
Lithograph |
Catalog Number |
1998.117.021 |
Dimensions |
H-17.5 W-19.5 D-1.25 inches |
Dimension Details |
frame; image is 11 x 13 |
Collection |
Three-Dimensional Collection |
Inscription Text |
"MOORE & DE PUE, PUB. S.F. / Lith.G.T. Brown & Co.S.F. / 'HAZLEWOOD FARM' PROPERTY OF S.L. JONES, NEAR WOODSIDE SAN MATEO CO. CAL." (printed beneath image); "The / Framery / of Sonoma / Custom Framing / & Art Gallery / Scott Wm. Sherman / 762 Broadway; P.O. Box 417 / Sonoma, California 95476 / (707) 996-4744" (white label on frame backing); "3" (handwritten on yellow masking tape affixed to back) |
Notes |
Grafton Tyler Brown (February 22, 1841 – March 2, 1918) was an American painter, lithographer and cartographer. Brown was the first African-American artist to create works depicting the Pacific Northwest and California. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafton_Tyler_Brown 1/5/2022] Moore & DePue. In 1878, publishers Elliott S. Moore and James De Pue saw opportunity in San Mateo County... Brown divided production of sixty-four views with Britton & Rey, and the larger firm produced... twenty-two views along the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, including fourteen in the county seat. While Britton & Rey canvassed the more prestigious areas, Brown sketched forty-one farms, residences, and businesses. Of fourteen views that filled two pages, Brown did eleven. Each lithographer used distinctive corner ornaments. Furthermore, Britton & Rey did the county map, while Brown provided the illustrated title page as his forty-second view. Brown's views illustrate his more sophisticated sense of contour and color of mountains, as well as the interplay of sky, cloud, and shadow, while Britton & Rey emphasized foreground people, horses, and houses and their shadows. Brown's shading of hills and clouds adds more depth than is normally found in scenes where the artist's view was expected only to inventory the property of the paying customer. After seven months of production, Moore and DePue praised the "skill and artistic finish" of the plates included in their Illustrated History of San Mateo County, and through the Redwood City newspaper on November 30, 1878, declared that "we are now delivering [them] to our subscribers." For those with second thoughts, the publishers offered, "a limited number can be purchased of our delivering agents while on their route. Price ten dollars." Today, this county history is in great demand. - Robert J. Chander, San Francisco Lithographer: African American Artist Grafton Tyler Brown (2014), pages 146-148. [https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/69670/california-san-mateo-county-moore-de-pues-illustrated-brown-co-depue-moore 1/5/2022] |
Search Terms |
Lithographs Hazlewood Farm Jones, S.L. Ranchos Ranchos - San Mateo County |
Subjects |
Lithographs Lithography Farms Hills Fences Buildings Carriages & coaches Horseback riding |
People |
Jones, S.L. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Assistance League of San Mateo County |