Head of a Young Girl

Lucia Fairchild Fuller, Head of a Young Girl, ca. 1900, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.46
Lucia Fairchild Fuller, Head of a Young Girl, ca. 1900, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 3⁄8 in. (8.3 x 5.9 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.46
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Artwork Details

Title
Head of a Young Girl
Artist
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 3⁄8 in. (8.3 x 5.9 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Gift of John Gellatly
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1929.6.46
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1929.6.46

Artwork Description

The artist chose to place this unknown young lady against an “Oriental” background of tall grass, birds, and a large setting sun. The sitter’s vast puffed sleeves were known as gigot or leg-of-mutton sleeves, which grew to fantastic proportions during the last decade of the nineteenth century.

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