Treasured Landscapes

Albert Lorey Groll
Date Unknown

Referred to as "America's sky painter," Groll was born and raised in New York City and studied art in Europe for several years. On a trip to Arizona in 1904, he met Lorenzo Hubbell, owner of the Trading Post at Ganado. One of Groll's paintings from that trip won a gold medal at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1906. He subsequently wrote to Hubbell, saying that the paintings had "made a decided hit, both artistically and financially; in fact, my visit to the Southwest has been my lucky star."

Oil on canvas. L 21.6, W 26.6 cm
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, HUTR 3427