Henry Street
Artist
Myrtle Jones
(American, 1913 - 2005)
Date2000
Mediumacrylic on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 30 × 24 inches (76.2 × 61 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Myrtle Jones.
Object number2005.28.6
On View
On view
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Copyright© Estate of Myrtle Jones King.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextSavannah artist Myrtle Jones frequently painted neighborhoods and historic buildings throughout her home city. Her painting of 123 East Henry Street captures one example of the fanciful homes that architects and contractors built in new suburbs for upper and middle-class streetcar commuters near Forsyth Park in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, now known as the Victorian District. Rejecting neoclassicism’s emphasis on symmetry and ancient sources, these builders used elements inspired by medieval and early modern European architecture to create asymmetrical structures with ornate features, such as the onion-domed turret that Jones centered in this painting. Often, carpenters, painters, and other craftspeople from many cultural backgrounds contributed to these homes, and they represent an important local architectural tradition.
Label text written for Craft Along the Coast, 2025