Found in 1997 in a house I lived in on Keene St. on College Hill near Brown. Artist says George Gagnon ‘29 (which could be when he created it or graduated from Brown). Kept it safe for 25 years. Never could find any info on painter or painting. Any help r/Providence? Submitted by djoclear t3_1223o3t on March 25, 2023 at 11:43 PM in providence 7 comments 79
HotConcrete t1_jdotwgr wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:45 AM One lead I found. There was a Joachim (who went by George) Gagnon (1874-1945) who lived in providence at that time. Permalink 20 samplenajar t1_jdovuvd wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:00 AM I would believe this is a 21yr olds painting (that’s how old they would have been in ‘29 according to the census data) Edit: it seems like your data is a little different than what’s presented on this site. https://i.imgur.com/eQdncm1.jpg Permalink Parent 9 ericivar t1_jdr9vks wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:55 PM Not if he was born in 1874 - he would have been 55 years old. Permalink Parent 2 samplenajar t1_jdrhgms wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:49 PM https://i.imgur.com/eQdncm1.jpg Permalink Parent 2
samplenajar t1_jdovuvd wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:00 AM I would believe this is a 21yr olds painting (that’s how old they would have been in ‘29 according to the census data) Edit: it seems like your data is a little different than what’s presented on this site. https://i.imgur.com/eQdncm1.jpg Permalink Parent 9 ericivar t1_jdr9vks wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:55 PM Not if he was born in 1874 - he would have been 55 years old. Permalink Parent 2 samplenajar t1_jdrhgms wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:49 PM https://i.imgur.com/eQdncm1.jpg Permalink Parent 2
ericivar t1_jdr9vks wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:55 PM Not if he was born in 1874 - he would have been 55 years old. Permalink Parent 2 samplenajar t1_jdrhgms wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:49 PM https://i.imgur.com/eQdncm1.jpg Permalink Parent 2
samplenajar t1_jdrhgms wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:49 PM https://i.imgur.com/eQdncm1.jpg Permalink Parent 2
ACs_Grandma t1_jdoq8dc wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:17 AM This is the only thing I found that would be close in age. https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Rhode-Island/George-Gagnon_3w6511 Permalink 15
djoclear OP t1_jdp0xip wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:38 AM Thank you all so much for these leads, please keep them coming. Going to dig more into them. Permalink 5
djoclear OP t1_jdp0qdi wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:36 AM Agreed. That would be my guess, that it’s a college student, but not for sure. Permalink 2
HotConcrete t1_jdotwgr wrote
One lead I found. There was a Joachim (who went by George) Gagnon (1874-1945) who lived in providence at that time.