Henry Tracy Richards

Glenora Richards, Henry Tracy Richards, ca. 1955, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 ¹⁄₄ x 1 ⁷⁄₈ in. (5.8 x 4.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.19

Artwork Details

Title: Henry Tracy Richards
Artist: Glenora Richards
Date: ca. 1955
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sight 2 ¹⁄₄ x 1 ⁷⁄₈ in. (5.8 x 4.8 cm) oval
Credit Line: Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: Portrait male — Richards, Henry Tracy — bust
Object Number: 1965.30.19
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.30.19

Artwork Description

This miniature captures an informal image of Glenora Richards’s younger son. The gray and lavender washes of color in the background heighten the intense blue of Henry’s eyes, while the angle of his shoulders emphasizes his alert expression.