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

This Little Deer from Cranbrook Bring Season's Greetings , ca. 1944
4.3 x 2.5 in (h x w)
Block print with hand coloring on card stock; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
The Leopard and the Fox , 1944
8.5 x 12 in (h x w)
Engraving and letterpress on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Season's Greetings , 1941
4 x 2.2 in (h x w)
Etching on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Still life with floral arrangement and black pottery , 1940
14.8 x 18.1 in (h x w)
Watercolor with graphite on paper; collection of Susan Elizabeth Gillin
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Red Tree , 1940
13.9 x 18 in (h x w)
Oil on canvas board
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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
Grandma Hatton and Little Ora , ca. 1946
9.6 x 9 in (h x w)
Charcoal on wove paper
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
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
This Little Deer from Cranbrook Bring Season's Greetings , ca. 1944
4.3 x 2.5 in (h x w)
Block print with hand coloring on card stock; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
The Leopard and the Fox , 1944
8.5 x 12 in (h x w)
Engraving and letterpress on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art