Women in the 19C United States of America: American Folk Art _ Dogs & Cats & Hats & Children plus a few great carpets attributed to Joseph Whiting Stock (1815

Thursday, December 17, 2020

American Folk Art _ Dogs & Cats & Hats & Children plus a few great carpets attributed to Joseph Whiting Stock (1815–1855)

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Jasper Raymond Rand 1844 (No grapes for the dog.)

Joseph Stock was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, working there most of his life. It is reported that he painting more than 900 works during his brief career. He sometimes shared a studio with local photographer O.H. Cooley and may have used some of his photographs as his portraits.

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) William James Coffin in a blue dress with a small white dog

At age 11, Stock suffered a crippling accident. He was later encouraged by a doctor to take up painting. He studied briefly with Francis White, a pupil of Chester Harding, but was mainly self-taught. He began his career by copying paintings of historical heroes, but soon switched to portraits, some painted as a memorial after their deaths. He was remarkable for his use of color.

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Girl with Riticule and Rose c 1840

Attributed to Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Amy Philpot in a Blue Dress wiwth Doll and Goldfish

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Child with Basket

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Baby in Wicker Basket 1840

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Boy with a Dog

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) The Marshall Children

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Young Girl 1837

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Jane Henrietta Russell

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Jane Tyler 1845

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Addison C Rand 1844

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Mary and Francis Wilcox

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Baby Boy with Rattle, Whip, and Ball

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Martha Otis Bullock 1841

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Mary Jane Smith

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Mother and Girl with Yellow Slippers c 1840

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Samuel Son of Captain Gardener 1842

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Boy with Whip and Sister with Flowers

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) The Farnum Children

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Girl in Pink Dress Holding Miniature Basket 1838

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Two Girlss with Red Dresses

Joseph Whiting Stock (American artist, 1815–1855) Self Portrait

About this blog

In colonial America, men were considered superior to woman in all ways. In a strict patriarchal hierarchy, men controlled not only wealth & political power but also how their children were raised, religious questions, & all matters of right & wrong.

In the early part of the 19Cy, however, many Americans experienced a revolution in gender. The doctrine of “separate spheres” maintained that woman’s sphere was the world of privacy, family, & morality while man’s sphere was the public world -– economic striving, political maneuvering, & social competition. But women were interested in equality.

In 1848, New York passed the Married Woman’s Property Act. Now a woman wasn’t automatically liable for her husband’s debts; she could enter contracts on her own; she could collect rents or receive an inheritance in her own right; she could file a lawsuit on her own behalf. She became for economic purposes, an individual. By 1900, every state has passed legislation modeled after this, granting married women some control over their property and earnings.

In 1870 after the Civi War, the 15th Amendment was ratified, saying, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” African-Americans could vote, but women could not.

But it was not until 1920, that the 19th Amendment was ratified granting women the right to vote. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”