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

Study for Evening , ca. 1929
10.8 x 8.2 in (h x w)
Ink with graphite on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Study for Evening , ca. 1929
9.5 x 7.8 in (h x w)
Graphite on wove paper; collection or Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Evening , 1929
5 x 7 in (h x w)
Aquatint with etching and drypoint on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Pine and Aspens , 1930s
20 x 23.8 in (h x w)
Oil on linen over paperboard; collection of Don and Carol Hatton
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Picking Dandelions , 1928
10.8 x 13.8 in (h x w)
Oil on paperboard; collection of Don and Carol Hatton
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Kuh Wagon , 1935
4.3 x 6.3 in (h x w)
Engraving on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
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Tree in Winter , ca. 1932
7 x 5 in (h x w)
Etching on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
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Windy Monday , 1930s
7 x 9.1 in (h x w)
Linoleum cut on mulberry paper
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Barn and Yucca , 1930s
5 x 7 in (h x w)
Etching on aquatint with drypoint on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Study for Evening , ca. 1929
10.8 x 8.2 in (h x w)
Ink with graphite on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art