Child

Maria Judson Strean, Child, ca. 1930, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 ⁷⁄₈ x 3 ⁷⁄₈ in. (9.8 x 9.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.13

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Artwork Details

Title: Child
Artist: Maria Judson Strean
Date: ca. 1930
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sight 3 ⁷⁄₈ x 3 ⁷⁄₈ in. (9.8 x 9.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: Portrait female — unidentified — child
Object — toy — doll
Object Number: 1965.30.13
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.30.13

Artwork Description

Rather than paint the child as a small adult in an artificial pose and setting, Maria Judson Strean chose to emphasize the little girl’s innocence, showing her cradling her doll and seated in a simple white chair painted with roses.