Emily Clayton Bishop, Woman Shelling Peas, 1911, ceramic: clay/bisque fired, 6 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄2 x 5 3⁄8 in. (15.9 x 9.0 x 13.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.2
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Woman Shelling Peas
- Artist
- Date
- 1911
- Location
- Dimensions
- 6 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄2 x 5 3⁄8 in. (15.9 x 9.0 x 13.8 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- ceramic: clay/bisque fired
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure female — full length
- Occupation — domestic — cooking
- Object — vegetable — pea
- Object Number
- 1976.127.2
Artwork Description
In Woman Shelling Peas, Emily Clayton Bishop shows a woman in a scene from everyday life. Domestic scenes are found elsewhere in her work, and include portrayals of women knitting and reading. Her close friend and former classmate Beatrice Fenton wrote that the woman is “probably a humorous village character of whom [Bishop] told many stories” (Beatrice Fenton Papers, Archives of American Art).
