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June 28, 2025: Premier Americana: Day Three

Sat, Jun 28, 2025 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2111

DOUGLAS P. AMIDON (MASSACHUSETTS, 1944-2024) FOLK ART HISTORICAL CARVING OF PETER MUHLENBERG AT WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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DOUGLAS P. AMIDON (MASSACHUSETTS, 1944-2024) FOLK ART HISTORICAL CARVING OF PETER MUHLENBERG AT WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA, polychrome-painted pine, a sizable depiction of Rev. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (Pennsylvania, 1746-1807) disrobing to expose his military uniform at the end of his final sermon at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock, VA on January 21, 1776. Signed to the front corner of the platform. Dated 1976. 41" HOA, 17" x 11" platform, 22" deep overall.

Catalogue Note: The day after his sermon, Muhlenberg assembled 300 men from Shenandoah County to form the nucleus of the 8th Virginia Regiment. He was quickly commissioned a brigadier general in the Continental Army and led his forces in many battles, including Valley Forge and Yorktown. Muhlenberg was brevetted Major General in 1783. After the War, he returned to Pennsylvania, was elected to the Supreme Executive Council in 1784, and served as Pennsylvania's vice president from 1785 to 1788 (see the following lots for documents signed as such). Muhlenberg was elected to the First US Congress (1788-1789) and served in several successive Congresses. In 1801, he was elected to the Senate; he resigned shortly thereafter to accept the appointment of supervisor of revenue for Philadelphia, where he served until his death.
The Artist: Doug Amidon attended Tufts University, then earned a master’s degree at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Shortly after college, he moved to Cape Cod and established his studio specializing in hand-carved wooden signs, which can be seen all over Cape Cod and the islands. He also made custom furniture, which often featured intricately carved and painted marine motifs.

Condition

Excellent condition with scattered minor wear. 

Provenance

The Kenneth Lyon estate collection, Fisher's Hill, Shenandoah Co., VA.
Exhibited: Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA.

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