Joseph Pickett (1848–1918) was an American
Naïve painter.
Biography
Pickett was born in 1848 in
New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately north of Philadelphia, and lies on the west bank of the Delaw ...
. His father, Edward Pickett, had moved to New Hope in 1840 to repair one of the canal locks there and stayed to become a boatbuilder.
Joseph worked a variety of jobs throughout his life, including carpenter, shipbuilder, carny, and storekeeper.
He operated shooting galleries in the carnival and opened one of his own in
Neshaminy Falls, Pennsylvania
Neshaminy Falls is an unincorporated community in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Neshaminy Falls is located in the northwestern part of the township, southwest of Bristol Road. It is served by the Neshaminy Falls ...
.
He married around the age of 45 and left the carnival to open a general store.
He only started painting at this later stage in his life. He was known to paint local scenes in his hometown of New Hope.
His art was not discovered by the public until the 1930s.
He was buried at Hulmeville Cemetery in
Hulmeville, Pennsylvania
Hulmeville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,003 at the 2010 census.
History
The Hulme family name, originally DeHoulme, is of Norman origin, dating from William the Conqueror. Members of the family originally set ...
.
There have also been sightings of the ghost of Pickett in a house that he had lived in.
Gallery
File:Manchester Valley by Joseph Pickett.jpg, Manchester Valley
File:Lehigh Canal, Sunset, New Hope, PA by Joseph Pickett.jpg, Lehigh Canal, Sunset, New Hope, PA
File:Coryell’s Ferry, 1776 by Joseph Pickett.jpg, Coryell's Ferry, 1776
File:Washington Under the Council Tree by Joseph Pickett.png, Washington Under the Council Tree
File:Houses By A Stream Lambertville by Joseph Pickett.jpg, Houses By A Stream Lambertville
References
External links
Joseph (Joe) Pickett at artnet.com*
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1848 births
1918 deaths
20th-century American painters
American male painters
Naïve painters
People from New Hope, Pennsylvania
20th-century American male artists