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BHAA enhances meaning of its wild landscape and built environment. We engage our immediate community and beyond, acknowledging core values of family, serenity, and the tenants of simplicity held by our Quaker founders, to foster an understanding and respect for the Buck Hill Falls’ forests, waterways and built environment through the work of artists and their art.

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Single Peonies

by H. Dudley Murphy N.A.
Painted 1933
oil on canvas, 29 7/8 X 25 inches

Art Collection

BHAA was founded in 1933 to arrange special exhibition paintings in the public rooms of the Inn. In its first twenty years it has formed a collection of some distinction. The artwork was selected from commercial art galleries primarily in New York. BHAA’s conservation program commenced in late 2019, is a continuing effort to conserve and preserve the artwork in the permanent collection.

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Sunday Morning

Artist

Victor Anderson

Sunday Morning

Victor Anderson American, 1882 – 1937 White Plains, New York
Sunday Morning, painted before 1934 oil on canvas, 25 X 30 inches
Provenance: The artist; purchased for $400. by Buck Hill Art Association while on exhibition in Buck Hill 1934.
Buck Hill Art Association Purchase Prize 1934
Exhibitions: Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania, The Inn at Buck Hill, Buck Hill Art Association, Purchase Prize Exhibition, July 16 to August 15, 1934, no. 22.
Publications: Buck Hill Breeze, “Art Association Selects Purchase Prize Painting, ‘Sunday Morning,” vol. XII, August 17, 1934, p.1, Buck HIll Falls, Buck HIll Art Association, Permanent Collection, 1976, p. 9.

The Student

Artist

John Koch

The Student

Artist: John Koch
American, Toledo, Ohio 1909 — 1978 New York, New York
The Student, painted before 1948 oil on canvas, 14 X 12 inches
Provenance: Purchased from the artist while on exhibition at Buck Hill 1948
Date Acquired by BHAA: 1948
Credit line: Buck Hill Art Association Purchase Prize 1948
Exhibitions: Buck Hill Falls, The Inn at Buck Hill, Sixteenth Annual Purchase Prize Exhibition, July 16 to August 15, 1948, no. 9.
Publications: Buck Hill Falls, Buck Hill Art Association, Permanent Collection, 1972 p. 11.
References: Thompson, Jennifer, ed.; John Koch: Painting a New York Life. New York. New York Historical Society, 2001.

End of a Winter Day

Artist

Edna Palmer Engelhardt

End of a Winter Day

Edna Palmer Engelhardt

American, Daleville, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1897 — 1991 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
End of a Winter Day, not dated
oil on canvas, 30 X 25 1/2 inches

Provenance: The artist; E. Everett Edwards; Buck Hill Art Association, gift of the above 1965.

Date Acquired by BHAA: 1965

Creditline: Buck Hill Art Association /collection, gift of E. Everett Edwards, 1965.

Publications: unpublished.

References: References: Allentown, Morning Call, Edna Palmer Engelhard obituary, September 9, 1991.

Toward The River

Artist

Kenneth Gayoso How

Toward The River

Artist: Kenneth Gayoso How
American, New York 1883 — 1950
Towards The River. painted before 1944 oil on canvas, 32 X 36 inches
Signature: Kenneth How Location: L.R.
Provenance: the artist; [with Grand Central Galleries, New York]; purchased from the artist by Buck Hill Art Association, 1944.
Date Acquired by BHAA: 1944
Credit line: Buck Hill Art Association Collection Purchase Prize, 1944
Exhibitions: Buck Hill Falls, The Inn at Buck Hill, Buck Hill Art Association, Twelfth Annual Purchase Prize Exhibition, July 15 to August 12, 1944, no. 14.
Publications: Buck Hill Falls, Buck Hill Art Association, Permanent Collection, 1972, p. 23.

Quakertown Road

Artist

Walter E. Baum

Quakertown Road

Artist: Walter Emerson Baum
Nationality: American Sellersville, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1884 — 12 July 1956 Sellersville, Pennsylvania.
Quakertown Road, probably painted about 1945  oil on canvas, 42 1/5 X 36 1/8 inches
Provenance: Purchased from the artist while on exhibition at Buck Hill, 1945.
Credit line: Buck Hill Art Association, Purchase Prize Exhibition 1945
Exhibitions: Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania, The Inn at Buck Hill, Buck Hill Art Association, Purchase Prize Exhibition, July 23 through August 21, 1945, no. 47.
Publications: Buck Hill Falls, PA, Buck Hill Art Association, Permanent Collection, 1972, p. 14.
References: Martha Hutson-Saxton, Walter Emerson Baum, 1884-1956, (self-published) 1996.

Single Peonies

Artist

H. Dudley Murphy N.A.

Single Peonies

H. Dudley Murphy N.A. ( aka Hermann Dudley Murphy)
American, Marlborough, Massachusetts 1867 – 1945 Lexington, Massachusetts
Single Peonies, painted 1933  oil on canvas, 29 7/8 X 25 inches
Frame: Artist’s original, carved and gilt wood.
Provenance: Purchased from the artist while on exhibition at Buck Hill 1937 for $800.
Date Acquired by BHAA: 1937
Credit line: Buck Hill Art Association Collection, Purchase Prize 1937
Exhibitions: Buck Hill Falls, The Inn at Buck Hill, Buck Hill Art Association, Purchase Prize Exhibition, July 15 to August 15, 1937, no. 32.
Publications: Buck Hill Falls, Buck Hill Art Association, Permanent Collection, 1972, p. 31
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The Falls at Buck Hill

Artist

DeWitt Clinton Boutelle, N.A.

The Falls at Buck Hill

DeWitt Clinton Boutelle, N.A.  American, Troy, New York, April 6, 1820 – November 5, 1884, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The Falls at Buck Hill, painted 1860/1880 oil on wood panel, 22 1/2 X 19 1/4 inches
Provenance: before 1966, Dr. Richmond E. Meyers, (professor of geology at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania); presented to BHAA by the above 1966.
Credit line: Buck Hill Art Association Collection, gift of Dr. Richmond E. Myers, 1966
Publications: Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania, Buck Hill Art Association, Permanent Collection, 1972, p. 20.