Author: Elizabeth Gleason
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A Fireside Tradition
The Coffin Family Christmas card is a cherished piece of holiday nostalgia, first sent in 1968 and later in 1973. Hand-drawn by Merrill Coffin, the card captures the warmth and joy of family Christmases in the Backroom/Bar of The Coffin House—a space that served as the heart of their home.…
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Morning Frost Symphony
In Merrill Coffin’s 1983 “Morning Frost Symphony,” the artist transports us into a serene winter landscape where nature’s subtleties take center stage. The scene unfolds beneath a soft, grey-clouded sky, tinged with the first light of sunrise that gently bathes the landscape in a delicate glow. Stretching across the horizon…
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The Artist and His Work
Merrill E. Coffin gave a gallery talk to Carole Crolle’s fifth graders at the Octagon Gallery at Patterson Library last Friday. Mr. Coffin delighted the students by drawing several nature scenes and telling them how he creates his wildlife paintings. Mr. Coffin is pictured here with his painting “Curious Blue Jays.” The exhibit continues through Dec.…
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Happiness Fund
Post Journal November 22, 1958: Artist Donates Fee to Happiness Fund “Merrill Coffin Jamestown artist whose cartoons appear frequently in The Post-Journal, asked that his fee for the cartoon on the Christmas Happiness Fund appearing above he paid into the Happiness Fund that he might share further in the joy…
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1983 Artifacts Article
Chautauqua County Artists Merrill Coffin Merrill (Pete) Coffin is one of the area’s most respected artists. Respected for the quality of his work, Mr. Coffin has gained a way of life, a theory of painting, and what seems to be a certain contentment with his art. I visited recently with Mr. Coffin…
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Letter from Assemblyman William Parment 1986
June 25, 2986 Mr. Merrill E. Coffin Martin Road Jamestown, New York 14701 Dear Mr. Coffin I saw recently that one of your paintings had been selected by McCourt Label Co. for its limited edition lithograph print and I want to extend my congratulations to you. It is indeed an homage to…
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Howard Atkins
On October 24, 2012 I was privileged enough to be able to sit down with Howard Atkins, who at the age of 13 in 1944 started working for a new company called Decoralac. His role with the company was to haul the furniture on the night shift when work was…
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