Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond Painting

Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond completed the painting you see over the fireplace. He had been employed by the British government to sketch and paint scenes of British industry during the first World War. With the War over, however, Knighton-Hammond needed a new market. 

In 1919, he wrote a letter to Herbert Dow offering to come to Midland and spend 6 months painting as many scenes of his chemical company as he could during that time. By the end of the year, Dow had accepted and offered Knighton-Hammond $5,000, as well as traveling expenses to come to Midland the following year. While in Midland, Knighton-Hammond completed 15 paintings of the Dow Chemical Company, including the one you see before you, and 2 of work being done in Herbert's orchard. 

These pieces did not hang in The Pines, but remained company property until they were to The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation in the 1980s.