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1967.42.6

Oil painting of California landscape in a light wooden frame. [SM 18/03/2008]

1967.42.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Oil painting of California landscape in a light wooden frame. [SM 18/03/2008]
Long description
Oil painting of California landscape in a light wooden frame. The painting is signed in the bottom right corner "John Hilton" [SM 18/03/2008]
Person
Maker John Hilton
Field collector L. Taylor-Hansen
Field collector Louise Taylor Hansen
PRM source L. Taylor-Hansen
PRM source Louise Taylor Hansen
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1967
Date collected
By 1967
Acquisition information
Donated: 1967
Materials and processes
Material Oil Paint, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Process Painted, Process Framed
Dimensions
Length: max 321 mm, Width: max 245 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1967.42.6
Research and responses

Caption prepared for The Public Catalogue Foundation: 'John Hilton (1904-1983) was well known for dessert landscapes. He painted this Californian landscape for the donor, Louise Taylor-Hansen, who once lived near the area depicted. The complete label for this painting reads: 'Looking down an old pioneer trail of the "Fortyniners" going to California, who had cut across Nevada and were about to drop into the Coachella Valley. In the distance ahead is the location of what is today Palm Springs, California. 'Fortyniners' was the nickname given to people who moved to California during the 1848 and 1849 gold ruch hoping to make their fortunes there. Those who took the route overland from the east came across the mountains and along the path depicted in this painting. By the time Hilton had painted this view the gold rush had been over for a hundred years or more, but the path remained as part of the landscape.' [FB 15/11/2012]

Associated publications
Illustrated in colour on page 271 of The Colleges (R–W), The University, The Rhodes Trust, Vol. 2 of Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Oxford University (London: The Public Catalogue Foundation, 2015). NB The image appears with a minimal caption, with further details appearing on page 298. For the online version, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/galleries/locations/the-pitt-rivers-museum-university-of-oxford-7496 [JC 18 11 2015]

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