As you lug your 25-pound frozen turkey home from the grocery store with nary a worry besides hoping it thaws in time for Thursday, remember the days when one had to awkwardly chase a live bird around a pen in the frigid November air, as aptly depicted in this painting by folk artist Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better (and more endearingly) known as “Grandma Moses.” (See the painting here.)
10 Thanksgiving-Themed Works of Art to Celebrate Turkey Day
By Margaret Carrigan • 11/22/17 10:00am
While Thanksgiving has been celebrated in some way, shape, or form in America since the first colonial record of it in October 1620, it wasn’t until 1863, smack in the middle of the Civil War, that Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November a national holiday of “thanksgiving and praise,” in an effort to bring the country together. In the spirit of the holiday, we’ve compiled 10 works from the last 150 years of art that express the many pleasures and pains of America’s favorite day of annual overeating.
Home to Thanksgiving, 1867 John Schutler for Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives was one of the foremost printing establishment in the 19th century, publishing over 7,000 hand-colored lithographs between 1834 and 1907 that explored Americana in all its glory. Home to Thanksgiving, by artist John Schutler, was one of its most popular prints, depicting a young, well-dressed man returning by fancy coach from his big-city job to his parents’ idyllic country home for the holiday feast.
Thanksgiving, 1935 Doris Lee
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Lee, one of the most successful female painters from Depression era, managed to capture in this work the most ubiquitous Thanksgiving Day experience imaginable—a kitchen in chaos. The artist’s exaggerated style was condemned when the painting was first shown, but the hustle and bustle—and underfoot pets seeking scraps—hardly seems overstated based on our first-hand experience.
Jean Plout ‘Thanksgiving 9’ Canvas Art – 19″ x 14″ x 2″
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Jean Plout ‘Thanksgiving 9’ Canvas Art – 19″ x 14″ x 2″
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Jean Plout ‘Thanksgiving 3’ Canvas Art – 19″ x 6″ x 2″
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Shop Trademark Global Jean Plout ‘Thanksgiving 3’ Canvas Art – 19 x 6 x 2 online at Macys.com. This ready to hang, gallery-wrapped art piece features a turkey on the left side of a white scene with a phrase next to it. Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist’s canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured a hidden, wooden frame this allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting.
