Emily Smiley Snowden

Charles Peale Polk, Emily Smiley Snowden, 1793, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Kline, 1977.104
Charles Peale Polk, Emily Smiley Snowden, 1793, oil on canvas, 35 5⁄8 x 30 7⁄8 in. (90.5 x 78.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Kline, 1977.104
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Artwork Details

Title
Emily Smiley Snowden
Artist
Date
1793
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
35 5⁄8 x 30 7⁄8 in. (90.5 x 78.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Kline
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Snowden, Emily — waist length
  • Dress — accessory — fan
Object Number
1977.104
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1977.104

Artwork Description

No documentation exists regarding Charles Peale Polk’s commission to paint Emily Smiley Snowden. But it is possible to guess at her social and economic position from the imported silk of her dress, her hand-painted fan, embroidered shawl, and Chippendale chair.

Works by this artist (13 items)

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Michael P. Smith, Untitled, 1968-1983, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1275, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Untitled
Artist
Date1968-1983
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Michael P. Smith, Untitled, ca. 1968-1983, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1270, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1968-1983
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Michael P. Smith, Entering the "liquid grave", 1973, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1268, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Entering the ​“liquid grave”
Artist
Date1973
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Michael P. Smith, Baptism, Beauty of Holiness Church of the Lord God in Creation/"Reborn in the Name of Jesus," Beauty of Holiness Church, 1974, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1274, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Baptism, Beauty of Holiness Church of the Lord God in…
Artist
Date1974
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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