Home and Friends

Maker Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811-1881)

Dateca. 1845

Mediumlithograph

Dimensionsimage: 8 3/8 × 12 1/4 in. (21.3 × 31.1 cm)
sheet: 10 × 14 in. (25.4 × 35.6 cm)
mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Suzanne U. DeLano Parish in memory of her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Upjohn Dalton

Label TextLithography played an important role in American culture in the mid-nineteenth century because it allowed more people than ever before to own and display art in their homes. Among the most popular lithographs of the era were scenes celebrating the peace and stability of domestic life, which often featured children and families. During an era when war, industrialization, and urban growth left people yearning for human connection, and scientific discoveries about the world challenged longstanding worldviews, images like Home and Friends offered comfort and reassurance. They also spoke to the social aspirations of countless lower- and middle-class Americans who believed the home was a symbol of contentment, moral instruction, and prosperity. Elijah Chapman Kellogg’s Home and Friends depicts domestic life as a place of order, leisure, harmony, and safety, and, like many works of the period, helped shape popular beliefs about family, success, and the ideal American home. [Label Text: For the People: America at 250 Exhibition, June 27 - October 4, 2026]

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