Boy in Peasant Costume

Mary Louisa Adams Clement, Boy in Peasant Costume, 1907, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.13
Copied Mary Louisa Adams Clement, Boy in Peasant Costume, 1907, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 3⁄4 x 2 7⁄8 in. (9.5 x 7.3 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.13

Artwork Details

Title
Boy in Peasant Costume
Artist
Date
1907
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 3⁄4 x 2 7⁄8 in. (9.5 x 7.3 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — unidentified — child
  • Portrait male — unidentified — waist length
Object Number
1950.6.13
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.6.13

Artwork Description

Scenes of country life were popular at the turn of the century, and this painting shows a young boy in raffish clothes carrying a bundle of sticks. Wealthy Americans often displayed images of wholesome peasants as a way to establish and reinforce the class differences of the time.