Folk Art Series - Primitive Painting LbNA #33162
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Add Location| Owner: | Puddle-Splasher  |
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| Plant date: | Jul 18, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | McKinney |
| County: | Collin |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | JUST 2 NUTS |
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| Last found: | Mar 15, 2021 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jul 18, 2007 |
Folk Art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the craft traditions, and traditional social values, of various social groups. Folk art is generally produced by people who have little or no academic artistic training and use established techniques and styles of a particular region or culture. Along with painting, sculpture, quilting, and other decorative art forms, some also consider utilitarian objects such as tools, weathervanes, and costume as folk art. For the most part, "Folk Art" would exclude works executed by professional artists and sold as fine art to society.
This letterbox is a tribute to all the American Folk Art Painters. I’m sure we are all familiar with the renowned American Folk Artist, Anna Mary Moses (born 1860 and died 1961), better known as Grandma Moses. Moses began painting in her seventies after abandoning a career in embroidery because of arthritis. An art collector discovered her paintings in a Hoosick Falls drugstore window in 1938. In 1939 an art dealer exhibited some of her work in his gallery in New York. This brought her to the attention of art collectors all over the world, and her paintings were highly sought after. She continued her prolific output of paintings, the demand for which never diminished during her lifetime. In celebration of her 100th birthday, Life Magazine photographed her for their cover, and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller proclaimed the day "Grandma Moses Day" in her honor.
Clues:
This box is hidden in the McLarry Cemetery just north of McKinney off Hwy. 75 (North Central Expressway).
From the south, take exit 42 (Wilmeth Road exit) off 75. Continue on the service road under the Wilmeth Rd. until you reach McLarry Rd on your right. (When I checked on this box in November 07, there was a "road closed" barrier across half the road, but you can still drive around it and access the cemetery.)
From the north, take the exit for Wilmeth Rd. off 75, turn right onto Wilmeth and circle over Hwy 75 toward the east. Turn left onto the service road and go north until you reach McLarry Rd. on your right.
After turning onto McLarry Rd., you will immediately see the small cemetery just ahead. The road makes a sharp turn to the right, but you will take the gravel road straight ahead (the cemetery will be on your right) and drive to the back of the cemetery where you will find a small parking lot. Use caution; the unpaved lot is rutty. You can park under the shade of a large cedar on your right.
To find the letterbox, go 250 degrees (SSW) toward the front of the cemetery approximately 37 steps (or 18 paces). Face the monument on your left which looks like a four foot tall chess piece. Standing in front of Eliza J’s marker, facing back toward the parking lot, you will see “who DUNN it” at 130 degrees between two Wilmeths. Take 12 steps in that direction. Standing in front of that monument, turn around and face 210 degrees (SSW). Go 12 steps (6 paces) and you should find yourself at “McKinney”. Face the iron fenced monument for Nancy Wilmeth, who must have seen many wondrous events during her 85 years and fourteen days. Go to the opposite side of the fenced area and look at the other side of Nancy’s monument and see that she was accompanied through most of her life by J.B., who died only one day after her. While “Mullins” over this information, you will see two trees in the field at 140 degrees. Go to the first tree and look inside it, about four feet high, for your prize. Be careful, this gnarly old tree has some thorns. Recover well.
Additional information: McLarry Cemetery is the final resting place for the pioneer settlers of the surrounding Wilmeth settlement. There is a Texas Historical Marker located by the front gate. The small cemetery is now used by descendants of the pioneer families in the area. The first burial was of an infant in 1851, but the first marked graves were in 1870.
This letterbox is a tribute to all the American Folk Art Painters. I’m sure we are all familiar with the renowned American Folk Artist, Anna Mary Moses (born 1860 and died 1961), better known as Grandma Moses. Moses began painting in her seventies after abandoning a career in embroidery because of arthritis. An art collector discovered her paintings in a Hoosick Falls drugstore window in 1938. In 1939 an art dealer exhibited some of her work in his gallery in New York. This brought her to the attention of art collectors all over the world, and her paintings were highly sought after. She continued her prolific output of paintings, the demand for which never diminished during her lifetime. In celebration of her 100th birthday, Life Magazine photographed her for their cover, and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller proclaimed the day "Grandma Moses Day" in her honor.
Clues:
This box is hidden in the McLarry Cemetery just north of McKinney off Hwy. 75 (North Central Expressway).
From the south, take exit 42 (Wilmeth Road exit) off 75. Continue on the service road under the Wilmeth Rd. until you reach McLarry Rd on your right. (When I checked on this box in November 07, there was a "road closed" barrier across half the road, but you can still drive around it and access the cemetery.)
From the north, take the exit for Wilmeth Rd. off 75, turn right onto Wilmeth and circle over Hwy 75 toward the east. Turn left onto the service road and go north until you reach McLarry Rd. on your right.
After turning onto McLarry Rd., you will immediately see the small cemetery just ahead. The road makes a sharp turn to the right, but you will take the gravel road straight ahead (the cemetery will be on your right) and drive to the back of the cemetery where you will find a small parking lot. Use caution; the unpaved lot is rutty. You can park under the shade of a large cedar on your right.
To find the letterbox, go 250 degrees (SSW) toward the front of the cemetery approximately 37 steps (or 18 paces). Face the monument on your left which looks like a four foot tall chess piece. Standing in front of Eliza J’s marker, facing back toward the parking lot, you will see “who DUNN it” at 130 degrees between two Wilmeths. Take 12 steps in that direction. Standing in front of that monument, turn around and face 210 degrees (SSW). Go 12 steps (6 paces) and you should find yourself at “McKinney”. Face the iron fenced monument for Nancy Wilmeth, who must have seen many wondrous events during her 85 years and fourteen days. Go to the opposite side of the fenced area and look at the other side of Nancy’s monument and see that she was accompanied through most of her life by J.B., who died only one day after her. While “Mullins” over this information, you will see two trees in the field at 140 degrees. Go to the first tree and look inside it, about four feet high, for your prize. Be careful, this gnarly old tree has some thorns. Recover well.
Additional information: McLarry Cemetery is the final resting place for the pioneer settlers of the surrounding Wilmeth settlement. There is a Texas Historical Marker located by the front gate. The small cemetery is now used by descendants of the pioneer families in the area. The first burial was of an infant in 1851, but the first marked graves were in 1870.