Jamie Hanna stands with “Low Tide at Damariscotta,” a painting from about 1970 by her father, David Hanna, of a schooner that sank in Misery Gulch. She has spent the past five years finding and cataloging his works with the hope of staging the first exhibition of his work since his early death in 1981. (Elizabeth Walztoni photo)
Seeking Father’s Far-Flung Artwork, Bristol Woman Finds Connection
by Elizabeth Walztoni for The Lincoln County News
Jamie Hanna has spent the past five years locating and documenting hundreds of artworks her father, David Hanna, created during her childhood in Bristol and earlier years in Pennsylvania. While following international clues to bring his work to the public, hoping to organize his first exhibition since 1981, she has connected to her father, his relationships, and her own early life on the peninsula.
David Hanna painted realist landscapes and portraits in watercolor and egg tempera using a drybrush technique. Self-taught, he studied artists of the Brandywine School, an American realist artistic tradition that included the Wyeth family.
Jamie Hanna, who attended Lincoln Academy, has spent her adult life across the country and now splits her time between Annapolis, Md. and Pemaquid.
She describes her father’s style as precise and unpretentious, holding a place in American art history.
Originally published September 21, 2023 in The Lincoln County News. Click on the link above to read the full article.
