A Bride

Abbott Handerson Thayer, A Bride, ca. 1895, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.111
Abbott Handerson Thayer, A Bride, ca. 1895, oil on canvas, 21 x 17 1⁄8 in. (53.3 x 43.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.111
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Artwork Details

Title
A Bride
Artist
Date
ca. 1895
Location
Dimensions
21 x 17 1⁄8 in. (53.3 x 43.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Gellatly
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — ceremonial — wedding dress
  • Figure female — full length
  • Study
Object Number
1929.6.111
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1929.6.111

Artwork Description

Abbott Thayer painted this study for a large society portrait of Alice Maude Allen Atwater of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He sketched her from life and focused on the details of her face and her general pose. But in the finished version, which he made in his studio, he lavished attention on the bride's gown of Japanese gold cloth with a Belgian rose-point lace bodice. Years later the dress remained in his mind, but when asked who the bride was, he had trouble remembering. (Prelinger, American Impressionism: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2000)

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Oscar R. Castillo, José Angel Gutiérrez, Reies López Tijerina, and Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzalez at the National Convention of the Raza Unida Party, 1972, printed 2012, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.51.12, © 2012, Oscar R. Castillo
José Angel Gutiérrez, Reies López Tijerina, and Rodolfo …
Artist
Date1972, printed 2012
inkjet print
Not on view
Oscar R. Castillo, Mechicano Art Center Project at the Geraghty Wall in East Los Angeles, 1971, printed 2012, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.51.11, © 2012, Oscar R. Castillo
Mechicano Art Center Project at the Geraghty Wall in East…
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inkjet print
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Oscar R. Castillo, Plaza de la Raza, 1970, printed 2012, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.51.10, © 2012, Oscar R. Castillo
Plaza de la Raza
Artist
Date1970, printed 2012
inkjet print
Not on view
Oscar R. Castillo, Mechicano Art Center Mural at Echo Park Lake, 1970s, printed 2012, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.51.9, © 2012, Oscar R. Castillo
Mechicano Art Center Mural at Echo Park Lake
Artist
Date1970s, printed 2012
inkjet print
Not on view

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A Bride
1895, oil on canvas

ABBOTT HANDERSON THAYER
Born: Boston, Massachusetts 1849–Died: Dublin, New Hampshire 1921

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