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When Suddenly Mary Jane Smith Appears

When Suddenly Mary Jane Smith Appears

posted on May 17, 2019

For the second year in a row, we were asked to speak at the regional SBDC New England Conference which took place in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. We had a lovely stay at the historic Red Lion Inn and were surprised to find this familiar face in our room.

Mary Jane Smith portrait by Joseph Whiting Stock

It’s an American folk portrait of Mary Jane Smith by nearby Springfield MA resident, Joseph Whiting Stock, and we have our very own copy of it in our living room!

Happily we learned that Mary Jane Smith has a companion painting by John Brewster of Buxton, Maine. It’s appropriately titled, “Boy with Finch”. (I secretly think they’re siblings.)

Boy with Finch by John Brewster

That evening we enjoyed a wonderful meal at the The Lion’s Den…

The Lion's Den

…and the two portraits watched over us while we slept.

Folk art watching us sleep

Filed under: AdventuringTagged with: folk art, MA, stockbridge

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