tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post4396085772475314025..comments2024-03-13T13:52:01.358-04:00Comments on Indiana Illustrators and Hoosier Cartoonists: Wilson Reed Berry (1851-1928)Terence E. Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-46217311239351494642022-03-10T20:07:19.290-05:002022-03-10T20:07:19.290-05:00Hi, Unknown,
I don't know whether Wilson Reed...Hi, Unknown,<br /><br />I don't know whether Wilson Reed Berry ever worked in chalk, but it would not surprise me at all if had. He seems to have been a wide-ranging artist. He was also a teacher. And of course chalk would have been a popular and readily available to an artist at the time. All of these suggest that he was also a chalk artist.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-41184538025600045522022-02-25T13:23:17.495-05:002022-02-25T13:23:17.495-05:00My mother just passed away and I inherited one of ...My mother just passed away and I inherited one of Wils Berry's water color painting of a log cabin. The painting is signed. There was a second picture which my mother always hung with this one which appears to be done in chalk. It is not signed. Do you know if your GG Grandfather ever worked in chalk?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934927859506597854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-54900098336986070192021-12-15T22:50:26.757-05:002021-12-15T22:50:26.757-05:00I have the Baskin-Forster atlas; amazingly it was ...I have the Baskin-Forster atlas; amazingly it was not cannibalized and the maps sold onsie-twosie. I have the postcard you mention, as well as another, earlier one from the time when Biddle lived in the house. A large part of Biddle's library was for sale in the 1980s at a bookstore in Peru. I bought a good number of those books, including a John Dillon's history of Indiana, which the author inscribed with a greeting to Judge Biddle. <br />Capouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216719074922223901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-63270778882608555692021-02-22T15:31:33.578-05:002021-02-22T15:31:33.578-05:00Hi, Rachel,
I would be happy to post the image on...Hi, Rachel,<br /><br />I would be happy to post the image on my blog. However, I'm not a dealer or appraiser, so I would not be able to give you a value of your painting.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-38976127722858084452021-01-31T12:54:31.597-05:002021-01-31T12:54:31.597-05:00I am the great-great granddaughter of Margaret Ell...I am the great-great granddaughter of Margaret Ellen Conner Berry, second wife of John Berry, William Berry's father. In our family he was known as "Wiltz." He married Emma Conner Mrs. Berry's daughter by her Conner marriage (Mr. Conner was deceased). I have an original Berry painting that has been handed down in our family. I would like very much to share a photo of it and also to know the value of his works. Thank you very much. Rachel Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464336163778245007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-39908815430469977522016-07-16T23:06:31.588-04:002016-07-16T23:06:31.588-04:00The "Island Home" drawing above is on p....The "Island Home" drawing above is on p. 61 of the 1876 Atlas of Indiana by Andreas, published by (and commonly known as) the Baskin-Forster Co. I have an early postcard of Judge Biddle's home, as well a fairly large number of his books which I purchased in the 1980s at "The Book Store" in nearby Peru. How I wish I had bought more of them!<br /><br />Just tonight I purchased a real-picture postcard of the 1913 flood in Loganport, on eBay. The caption says, "Wils Berry Home Biddle's Island." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613886716600545137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-89537316776964513462014-10-09T20:37:55.187-04:002014-10-09T20:37:55.187-04:00My mother was raised in Logansport and I have just...My mother was raised in Logansport and I have just inherited a painting and would like to send you a photo too. Please send me your email and I will send a picture. <br />Carol<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-35536359290306548602014-09-09T17:00:11.458-04:002014-09-09T17:00:11.458-04:00Hey, Kim -- My mother's family home is in Loga...Hey, Kim -- My mother's family home is in Logansport on Brown Street. I have inherited to two lovely paintings by Wils Berry. Send me an email and I will send you photos of the works. fehribach@aol.com.<br /><br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-31716632767415138272014-01-08T13:59:16.644-05:002014-01-08T13:59:16.644-05:00Kim - stumbled upon your posting. I have a wonder...Kim - stumbled upon your posting. I have a wonderful rectangular water color by Wils Berry of my grandparents farm outside of Royal Center. I have been researching Mr. Berry because I am going to be selling this painting. I am the last of the Seward/Nice issue and my nephew from my fathers side has no interest in my family things. My email is marie72560@yahoo.com Send me an email and I will attach a photo of this painting. Not trying to sell you the painting, merely saw your posting. regards, marie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-59469995150036110292013-07-13T01:52:37.615-04:002013-07-13T01:52:37.615-04:00There is currently a small exhibit of Wils Berry i...There is currently a small exhibit of Wils Berry items at the Logansport Arts Association. It goes until the end of July 2013. There are several paintings, both oils and watercolors. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3068187502892408957.post-38063837698095240192011-09-25T22:44:42.316-04:002011-09-25T22:44:42.316-04:00I am the great, great granddaughter of Wils Berry ...I am the great, great granddaughter of Wils Berry and have a wonderful watercolor of "Island Home". I would be interested in seeing more of his paintings if anyone has pictures of them. I also have about 6 oil paintings by his son Don Murillo. Don Murillo's daughter, Doris (Berry) Brown, my grandmother, is still alive at the wonderful age of 95. I have been told there is a painting by Wils of Abe Lincoln without his beard, but have not yet caught a glimpse of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com