Description: Palmer C. Hayden born Peyton Cole Hedgeman; January 15, 1890 – February 18,1973, was born in Wide Water, Virginia and became a painter who depicted black life, landscapes, seascapes, and African influences. Hayden moved to Washington, D.C. during his teenage years to find work to make a living. He worked as a carrier and an errand boy while finding inspiration for his work from the everyday bustle of the city. It was in Washington, D.C. where he ultimately began to pursue an art career, and where he first encountered an experience with explicit racism. Hayden bounced from occupation to occupation with little commitment, in 1912 he decided to enter the army’s black company stationed in the Philippines and was assigned to the 10th Cavalry at West Point where his role was taking care of and training the horses that the cadets learned to ride on. At this time, he also enrolled in a correspondence drawing course, on which he spent $10 of the $18 he made monthly. After he was discharged from the army, he relocated to Greenwich Village and in 1925, had an opportunity to study at the Cooper Union in New York City. In the same year, he traveled to Maine to study at Boothbay art colony where a chance encounter with Alice Dike, a woman for whom he was moving furniture, led to the discussion of art and his experience as an artist. Compelled by his cause, Dike provided him with a brochure from her church broadcasting The Harmon Foundation’s Award for Distinguished Achievement. Hayden decided to enter and in 1926, he won a sum of money and a gold medal for his painting Schooners after being recognized as the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement in Visual Arts in the Harmon Foundation's first awards ceremony. Following his achievements, Hayden combined accumulated funds, as well as his trophy money from The Harmon Foundation and a gracious gift of $3,000 from Dike, to travel to Paris, France for five years, where he found further inspiration for his art. He did not enroll in art school there but rather learned from experience. While in France, he did not remain stationed in Paris and traveled to the coasts to continue painting landscapes and seascapes. Hayden painted mostly buildings and landscapes with oil and watercolor paintings, but also dabbled in pen and ink drawings. His artwork is most notable for depicting black American life during the Harlem Renaissance, as well as racial conflicts and obstacles, perceptions of racism, and African folklore. In his elder years, Hayden continued to be active with his art, regularly being selected for prestigious awards and traveling between Paris and the United States to fuel his inspiration. Watercolor on paper. Portrait of Boston Terrier in mirror. Signed. 12in. x 9in. Original frame. No certificate of authenticity.
Price: 7500 USD
Location: Universal City, Texas
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Subject: Boston
Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Theme: Animals
Style: Figurative Art
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
