Note: For magnified view of painting details, drag your cursor over the image.
 

Smith Farm Cooper's Shed - Manchester NY

Pencil Drawing of the Smith family's coopers shed


Details:

Pencil drawing from a sketchbook kept on location during Sons of the Utah Pioneers Church History tour in July 2005. Drawing size is 5 1/2 inches by 8 inches, sketched with a 6B pencil in a hardbound sketchbook made by Watson-Guptill.
Drawings are not for sale

Story:
The Coopers shed on the Joseph Smith Farm in Manchester, near Palmyra, New York. The family were expert barrel makers and used this trade as a source of income. Joseph also hid the plates in the loft of the coopers shed under some flax, when mobbers came to steal them.



Art Terms
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z