Elizabeth O’Brien with her ninetieth birthday gift

Joan Clark Netherwood, Elizabeth O'Brien with her ninetieth birthday gift, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1024
Joan Clark Netherwood, Elizabeth O'Brien with her ninetieth birthday gift, 1978, gelatin silver print, image: 6 × 7 3⁄8 in. (15.2 × 18.7 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1024

Artwork Details

Title
Elizabeth O’Brien with her ninetieth birthday gift
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 × 7 3⁄8 in. (15.2 × 18.7 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — domestic
  • Object — toy — doll
  • Object — furniture — couch
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Figure female — elderly — knee length
  • Occupation — other — aristocrat
Object Number
1983.63.1024
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1024

Works by this artist (8 items)

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John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel, Lithograph A, 1969, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1972.96
Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel, Lithograph A
Artist
Date1969
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
John Cage, Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Seven, 1978, color etching with hard ground etching, drypoint, sugar aquatint, photo etching, and found objects, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.5.7
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Seven
Artist
Date1978
color etching with hard ground etching, drypoint, sugar aquatint, photo etching, and found objects
Not on view
John Cage, Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Three, 1978, hard and soft ground etching, drypoint, and sugar aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.5.3
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Three
Artist
Date1978
hard and soft ground etching, drypoint, and sugar aquatint
Not on view
John Cage, Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Two, 1978, hard and soft ground etching and drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.5.2
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Two
Artist
Date1978
hard and soft ground etching and drypoint
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1983.63.998 - SAAM-1983.63.998_1 - 55235
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975 – 1980
July 16, 2021–January 23, 2022
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980 captures a cross-section of East Baltimore residents and businesses in the 1970s, documenting the community’s history and diversity.

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