The Hollows
Object number2014.119.8
Artist
James Bonar
(1864 - 1942)
Date1913
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumOil on canvas; Graphite
Credit LineGift of Ellen Bonar Wilt
DescriptionFramed oil painting, or thumb box sketch. Color landscape with houses sitting atop hills and additional buildings in the distance. Canvas stretched over paperboard with a paper backing. Gold wooden frame.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Painting only): 9.625 × 14 × 0.25 in. (24.4 × 35.6 × 0.6 cm)Height x Width x Depth (Framed): 11.75 × 16.25 × 1.875 in. (29.8 × 41.3 × 4.8 cm)
Height x Width (Frame painting sight size): 9.125 × 13.625 in. (23.2 × 34.6 cm)
SignedArtist signature in the bottom right corner "JAMES BONAR / 1913".
InscriptionsHandwritten notes in graphite on the back.
MarksPaper backing features repeated "CR" crown design.
Brown paper label in the bottom right corner on back has typewritten black text "James Bonar. / -o- / The Hollows".
White piece of paper attached with adhesive tape to back at top left corner has handwritten in graphite ""THE HOLLOWS" / 1913 / 9 1/2h" x 14w" / JAMES BONAR".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of oil paintings of industrial scenes by James Bonar. Bonar was a Scottish native who came to Pittsburgh to work for Carnegie in 1884. In 1893, he helped organize the Pittsburgh Gage and Supply Company. Later he organized his own firm, James Bonar and Company, that sold steam appliances. During WWI, he was the superintendent of expedition at U.S. Steel before being selected in 1919 as the Superintendent of Buildings by the Pittsburgh Board of Education. As an artist he served for many years as the President of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. The donor Ellen Bonar Wilt is the granddaughter of James Bonar.
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James Bonar and Company
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Pittsburgh Gage and Supply Company
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United States Steel Corporation
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