Blue Garden at Beacon Hill House — Johnston & Hewitt, 1914

A tranquil reflecting pool forms the centerpiece of the Blue Garden at Beacon Hill House in this beautifully hand-colored 1914 photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston and Mattie Edwards Hewitt. Blue and violet flower beds, clipped lawns, ornamental pots, columns, and a distant pergola create an exceptionally balanced formal garden composition.

Photographed in Newport, Rhode Island, the image preserves the carefully designed landscape of Arthur Curtiss James's estate during the early twentieth century. The delicate hand coloring of the original glass lantern slide gives the garden a luminous, painterly character while retaining the precision and atmosphere of historic photography.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Frances Benjamin Johnston and Mattie Edwards Hewitt
• Title: "Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Blue Garden, view to well head with columns and pergola at north end
• Original title: "Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Blue Garden, view to well head with columns and pergola at north end
• Series: Garden and Historic House Lecture Series, Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection
• Date: Summer 1914
• Period: Early 20th century
• Place of Origin: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
• Medium: Hand-colored glass lantern slide photograph

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• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
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• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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