James Whitcomb Riley (c. 1916)

MEDIUMGraphite and pastel on paper under glass
DIMENSIONS19″ x 18″
DESCRIPTIONPortrait of the Indiana Poet
PROVENANCETipton County Library Collection.

Night Scene (c. 1918)

MEDIUMPastel on paper under glass
DIMENSIONS17″ x 23″
PROVENANCETipton County Library Collection

Portrait of a Child (1910)

MEDIUMPastel on paper under glass
DIMENSIONS18″ x 20″
DESCRIPTIONPortrait of a seated girl
PROVENANCETipton County Library Collection. A gift to the Public Library from The Art Association 1911.

Quiet Stream (1912)

MEDIUMPastel on paper under glass
DIMENSIONS17″ x 23″
PROVENANCETipton County Library Collection. A gift to the Public Library by the artist in 1912.

Artwork Timeline

August 17, 1917

Henshaw exhibits portrait of James Whitcomb Riley at the library

In an exhibit with several other works, Henshaw displays the sepia-toned portrait of Riley (view the original newspaper article at the Newspaper Archive)

May 7, 1948

Library hosts another exhibition of Henshaw’s works

The show included “Old Bearded Man” and a painting of the Chrysler Building in New York City. The article mentions the Riley portrait and three other paintings owned by the library. (source: Tipton Daily Tribune, May 7, 1948. Newspaper Archive)

May 1, 1962

Memorial gallery established in Brown County

The Tipton Daily Tribune reported that the Henshaw Memorial Gallery in Nashville, Indiana was dedicated in the artist’s memory by funds provided by his widow upon her death. (source: Tipton Daily Tribune, May 1, 1962. Newspaper Archive)

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