Keywords: Frances Elizabeth (Appleton) Longfellow
Item 15479
Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow, 1834
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: 1834 Location: Cambridge Media: Oil on panel
Item 28956
Henry, Frances, Charles and Ernest Longfellow, 1849
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: 1849 Location: Cambridge Media: Daguerreotype
Exhibit
Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.
Exhibit
A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
