The Benson Family at Wooster Farm, North Haven, Maine

Around 1916, the artist gave this painting of his family to his wife''s sister''s daughter Margaret Ramsay Tryon of Salem, MA, likely as a wedding present (according to donor; see letter in object file). Presumably upon death of Margaret Ramsay Tryon in 1978, the painting passed through inheritance to Tyron''s daughter, Katharine Tryon Bradley, of Madison, WI. In July 1991, Bradley gifted the painting to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

• Bedford, Faith Andrews, "Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson's North Haven," New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2012. p. 38, no. 33
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Vol. 8, No. 4, September/ October 1992. p. 7
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin 1991-1993." Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1994. p. 110

• Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson's North Haven: Farnsworth Art Museum, 6/16/2012–12/30/2012
• American Paintings from the William Benton Collection & the Permanent Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 2/20/2006–8/9/2006
• Some Additions to the Permanent Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/17/1993–7/18/1993

• North America
• Paintings

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