View of Turtle Creek
Object number2007.167.406
Artist
John L. Vaughan Sr.
Framed by
J.J. Gillespie & Company
Date1868
MediumCanvas/Copper/Metal/Oil Paint/Paper/Wood
Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation, Gift of Henry Latrobe Vaughan
DescriptionFramed oil painting on canvas, landscape, a town is surrounded by hills and trees as well as train tracks with two trains going in opposing directions. There are two bridges over the creek one for trains and one for road traffic. The majority of the structures are white with brown roofs. The frame is painted gold colored.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 27.813 × 38.813 × 2.5 in. (70.6 × 98.6 × 6.4 cm)SignedAt the bottom of the painting near the middle "J. L. Vaughan / Sept. 1868".
Historical NotesThe painting was donated to Westinghouse Electric Corporation by Henry Latrobe Vaughan in 1953. Vaughan was the son of the painter, John Vaughn, Sr. It was then donated to the George Westinghouse Museum by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Transferred to the Heinz History Center when the museum closed in 2007.
Previous owner
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
On View
On view
1881