This is apparently a portrait of artist/photographer Earl G. Hammock.
Just perhaps an industrious "antique" store proprietor added the
signature on the "Hammons" portrait. He misread the name on the other
and thought he was duplicating it. They do that because they think it
adds interest to a photo.
But, the signature on the "Hammock" photo is so unique and crafted
that it has to be the same man as the artist.
According to what has been found so far, he was born in Knox, Texas,
11 Feb 1896. That makes him just 19 in these photographs.
Here is a comparison using the signature on the reverse of the top
photo and signatures taken from two paintings attributed to Earl G.
Hammock. The similarity is obvious. The last letter “L” of the first
name flows with a continuous stroke into the middle initial “G.”
Then the artist carefully combines the middle initial “G” with the
first letter “H” of the last name. From there, the photograph
signature is continued in cursive. The painting signatures finish with
printed letters.
The photograph signature is an early one in 1915 and the paintings
could be circa1950
The two painting signatures shown here are from
askart.com
and
icollector.com
and are used here for information purposes only.
Here is a brief family tree for Earl G. Hammock.
Although Earl G. apparently had no children, there are some of his two
brothers descendants beginning in the far left column, that could
claim him as an uncle. Their children would see him as great-uncle.
The next generation would call him a great-great-uncle.
Ancestry.Com learns from a couple sources that Earl G. died in 1974.
The art sites selling his paintings say it was 1971 and they probably
copy from each other for the data.
Oddly, as illustrious as he was, there is NO adequate biography on the
net for Earl G. Hammock.
These are paintings variously attributed to Earl G. Hammock.
Considering the wide variance of styles shown here, there may be some
error.
On the bottom row, the second and third are signed. The rest are
speculation.
These photographs of Hammock paintings were sent in by J Lohmann.
44” L X 32” H - Oil on board
NEW ADDITION!
These shots of a work by Earl G Hammock were sent in by Dianne & Kent
Siewert. The Siewerts have recently acquired this 12 X 19 inch painted
photograph and re-framed it.
This version cropped and slightly enhanced from image #1
Image # 1 - Hammock painting in it's new frame
Image #2 - Detail showing the Hammock signature
These images belong to Dianne & Kent Siewert and should not be used
without their permission.
Image #3 is a photo of part of the picture before it was re-framed.
"In the lower right corner, above the wheel you'll see part of the
black and white photo. There are a couple other spots along the edges
where the photo was exposed after the old mat was removed. We had no
idea it was a photo."
NEW ADDITION!
Family Historian Rosie found a connection to her family tree and
provided us with these additional photographs relating to Earl G.
Hammock.
These pictures are her property and permission must be granted for
their use.
On reverse:
This is
Earl and Ethel
before they
wer married
On reverse:
Earl
the yongest
boy he runs a
studo
On reverse:
Doing something
I don't like much
but the cat likes
to see me work
This is Earl
washing
On reverse:
This is Leonard
and Earl
My oldest and
yongest
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