Grandma Hatton and Little Ora , ca. 1946
9.6 x 9 in (h x w)
Charcoal on wove paper

Hatton frequently depicted family members in her art, making sketches and oil portraits that she gifted to each child in the Hatton family. This endearing drawing depicts Hatton's niece, Ora Hatton Shay (known then as "Little Ora" to distinguish her from "Big Ora," the artist's sister), peeling apples with Hatton's mother, Apollonia, who lived with the artist while she was teaching at CSU. Living in Golden, Colorado, Little Ora and her family frequently visited her aunt and grandmother in Fort Collins. After Hatton's death, Ora worked to recover her aunt's oeuvre, and her collection is the basis for much of this exhibition.

Other works by Clara Hatton

Sonnet CXVI, by William Shakespeare , 1971
18.3 x 12 in (h x w)
Pen and ink with gold powder, Ink, and gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Peace and Happiness at Christmas Time & Throughout the Year , 1956
4 x 3.9 in (h x w)
Block print with gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Canyon Landscape, Colorado
15.3 x 19.5 in (h x w)
Oil on linen over board
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Gloria in excelsis Deo
5.1 x 4.1 in (h x w)
Block print with gold powder on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Mrs. Alpaugh at the Loom , 1945
9 x 7 in (h x w)
Etching with drypoint on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
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More from Gregory Allicar Museum of Art

The great white star of stars shone forth . . .
4 x 3 in (h x w)
Block print with gold powder on card stock
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Fisherman's Breakfast , ca. 1965
20 x 24 in (h x w)
Oil on linen
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Sonnet CXVI, by William Shakespeare , 1971
18.3 x 12 in (h x w)
Pen and ink with gold powder, Ink, and gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Peace and Happiness at Christmas Time & Throughout the Year , 1956
4 x 3.9 in (h x w)
Block print with gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Canyon Landscape, Colorado
15.3 x 19.5 in (h x w)
Oil on linen over board
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art