Near Day's End
Object number2007.160.1
Artist
James Cosgrave Kilroy
(1884 - 1941)
Date1938
MediumPaint; wood; various metals; paper; ink
Credit LineGiven in memory of J.C. Kilroy
DescriptionFramed multicolored painting of snow covered road, lined with lit houses and a tall, red steepled church on the painting's right side. Background of city landscape and dusk sky. Lower right corner: two children with sled, on wooden steps. Set inside wooden frame. Back: three wood panels as backing.Dimensions41.25 x 33.5 in. (104.8 x 85.1 cm)Signed"J.C. KILROY" in green, lower left corner on art.
MarksRemnant of label on lower left corner: appears to have kept artist information, i.e. painting title, address, etc.
Historical NotesPainting, in its original frame, of St. Paul's on the South Side by local artist J. C. Kilroy. Displayed at the 28th exhibit of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. James Cosgrave ("J. C.") Kilroy was born in 1884 and grew up in Mount Washington. Though he never attended high school, Kilroy had an eye for art. He may have begun painting as early as 1915, though most of his artwork date to the 1920s and 1930s. Painting mostly landscapes, Kilroy never sold a painting for profit: he donated them, painted on commission, or gave them away to family, with whom the majority of his collection remain (over 100 pieces of art). J. C. Kilroy died in 1941.
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Carl T. Schofer
Erwin Schofer
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