Portrait of a Lady

Media - 1977.121 - SAAM-1977.121_2 - 129853
Copied Laura Wheeler Waring, Portrait of a Lady, 1947, oil on canvas, 3025 18 in. (76.163.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1977.121

Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Lady
Date
1947
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3025 18 in. (76.163.8 cm)
Markings
upper right in oil: LAURA WHEELER WARING back upper center to upper right in felt-tipped pen and ink: Portrait of Alma Thomas/age 54 yrs./Washington/D.C. frame verso upper left in felt-tipped pen and ink: Franz--House of Hendrick stretcher upper left to upper right in felt-tipped pen and ink: This frame on the painting was purchased from the House of Hendrick/N.Y.C. stretcher center left, lower center, and center right stamped: WARP-PROOF-TREATED/ANCO, INC./GLENDALE, L.I.
Credit Line
Gift of Vincent Melzac
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait
  • African American
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Portrait female — Thomas, Alma — waist length
Object Number
1977.121