James Hewlett Painting Mural Study

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Description: This is a very nice and rare oil painting and mural study by James Monroe Hewlett depicting Robert Treat's arrival in Newark. He stands on a boulder on the rocky shoreline by a sailboat and amongst colonial men, women,and children with his arm outstreched as he addresses the American Indians who are located in the middleground. In the background is the steeple of what appears to be The First Presbytarian Church of Newark, which was founded by Robert Treat in 1791. Unfortunately, the location of this mural is unknown but most likely located in a public building (i.e. courthouse)in Newark or Essex County, New Jersey. This painting is titled and signed on the reverse "Arrival of Robert Treat From J M Hewlett 163 Clymer St Bklyn, NY" Hewlett was active in many activities and because he appears to have not produced watercolors and oils for general sale, this is a rare opportunity to acquire an exceptional work by a painter whose murals are enjoyed by thousands of people every day. People can pass by a Hewlett painting every day, but now you can enjoy one at home. James Monroe Hewlett (1868-1941), architect and artist, was a descendant of an old Long Island family for which the village of Hewlett was named. Hewlett graduated from Columbia University and entered the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White. After studying in Paris, Hewlett returned to New York in 1894 to help found the architectural firm of Lord & Hewlett that designed a number of buildings, notably Brooklyn Hospital (1920);Danbury, Connecticut Hospital, St. John's Hospital (now the Citicorp office building in Long Island City), Brooklyn Masonic Temple (1909), briefly the Medgar Evers Community College; and the Senator Clark mansion on Fifth Avenue. A mural and set designer as well as an architect, Hewlett painted murals for the Willard Straight Memorial at Cornell University, for the Elihu Root Memorial at Washington, D.C.; the eight historical murals for the Bank of New York and Trust Company building at William and Wall Streets; the George Washington Bicentennial frieze, Washington and His Friends at Mount Vernon (1932), at Mount Vernon; and the four murals in the Veterans' Memorial Hall at the Bronx County Building. Hewlett was president of the Architectural League of New York and was president of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1921-1926. He was elected to the National Academy of Design, was a vice president of the American Institute of Architects, and a director of the Fontainebleau School in Paris. In 1932 Hewlett was appointed resident director of the American Academy in Rome About Hewlett's paintings: The Museum of the City of New York owns Hewlett's oil painting of the "Hells Gate" bridge which has been described as follows: "Architect James Monroe Hewlett was probably better known for his mural paintings than for his building designs. The half-moon shape of his painting echoes the distinctive arch of the bridge. Rather than expressing regret for the gentle beauty of the area at an earlier time, Hewlett conveys enthusiasm for the industrialized waterfront, where even the factory smoke has become an aesthetic element of the painting." **** The Bank of New York, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1784 -- the oldest bank in the city, -- commissioned a new headquarters at No. 48 and instructed the architect to incorporate something of its Colonial history in the design. That history is evident inside the main banking hall, where eight murals by J. Monroe Hewlett illustrate the story of American commerce and banking and the life of the Bank. **** "That environment (in Grand Central Terminal) would hardly be noticeable were it not for some texture, some details, some human qualities that catch the eye and snag the imagination. These bits of particularity are 13 glass-mosaic murals designed by Ellen Driscoll and titled As Above, So Below. The title plays off the idea common to many religions that what happens where the gods reside influences what happens on Earth. And it refers literally to Driscoll's source of inspiration: the dazzling mural of the night sky on the recently refurbished ceiling of Grand Central Terminal, conceived by Whitney Warren with Paul Helleu and executed by J. Monroe Hewlett and Charles Basing between 1903 and 1913. " -- from Ellen Driscoll's Passages - Art in America - Janet Koplos Captain Robert Treat, the governor of Connecticut, who is also known as the founder of Newark, NJ. He was originally dispatched to purchase land for a new settlement in the area that is now Newark. However, he and his men arrived without the proper documentation, and the Indians refused to let them settle. A conference was held to discuss, the negotiation of Newark's land with the Indians for every foot of land. It is with great pride in Newark's history and with its founder, Robert Treat, that one remembers a truly straightforward business transaction, carried out with as much honesty and candor as if the sellers had been experienced in such negotiations. The land was sold in May 1666, but the deed of sale was not signed until July 11, 1667. The Indians received approximately $700 in exchange for most of the area that is now Essex County. Soon after Newark's acquisition, Captain Robert Treat, a Puritan, established the Old First Church in Newark, a national historic landmark and a pillar of Newark's long and vibrant history.

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Status: For Sale	Reference#: AEOS06
Condition: excellent	Year: circa 1920
Country: USA
Height: 40 in. (101.60 cm)
Width: 32 in. (81.28 cm)
Title: "Arrival of Robert Treat"

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