Louisa Catherine Adams Clement

Mary Louisa Adams Clement, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, ca. 1910, 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, 1950.6.15
Mary Louisa Adams Clement, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, ca. 1910, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (8.3 x 5.7 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.15

Artwork Details

Title
Louisa Catherine Adams Clement
Artist
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (8.3 x 5.7 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
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Clement, Louisa Catherine Adams — waist length
Object Number
1950.6.15
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.6.15

Artwork Description

This is a portrait of the artist’s mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, who was born in 1856. The elaborate tabernacle frame recalls the full-scale portraits by Abbott Thayer, which make the sitter appear to be on a stage or a throne.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Ted Gordon, Cat, 1969, felt-tipped pen and ink and collage on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1982.114.2
Cat
Artist
Date1969
felt-tipped pen and ink and collage on paperboard
Not on view
Ted Gordon, Orange Face, 1982, colored pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.110
Orange Face
Artist
Date1982
colored pencil on paper
Not on view
Ted Gordon, (Untitled--Cat), 1982, ballpoint pen and ink, felt-tipped pen and ink, crayon and, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1983.56
(Untitled – Cat)
Artist
Date1982
ballpoint pen and ink, felt-tipped pen and ink, crayon and
Not on view
Ted Gordon, (Untitled--Face), 1979, felt-tipped pen and ink, ballpoint pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1982.114.3
(Untitled – Face)
Artist
Date1979
felt-tipped pen and ink, ballpoint pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard
Not on view

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