Young Moravian Girl

John Valentine Haidt, Young Moravian Girl, ca. 1755-1760, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Art Forum, 1987.32
John Valentine Haidt, Young Moravian Girl, ca. 1755-1760, oil on canvas, 30 3825 14 in. (77.264.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Art Forum, 1987.32
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Artwork Details

Title
Young Moravian Girl
Date
ca. 1755-1760
Dimensions
30 3825 14 in. (77.264.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Art Forum
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — child
Object Number
1987.32

Artwork Description

This girl's flushed cheeks, bright eyes, and graceful gestures hint at a vibrant personality. The artist, who was a lay preacher and painter in the Moravian community, lavished great care in rendering details of her traditional costume—from the pointed waistline to the elegantly slit sleeves. The Moravians were a communal society that began in the fifteenth century in Moravia and Bohemia, which today are parts of the Czech Republic. Many Moravians settled in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, seeking the religious freedom that led many people of various faiths to migrate to America.

Works by this artist (15 items)

Sam Gilliam, Buoy Landscape III, from the suite Buoy Landscape, 1982, intaglio with screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Glen D. Nelson, M.D., 1998.57.9.3, © 1982, Vermillion Editions Limited, Inc. and Sam Gilliam; Minneapolis, MN
Buoy Landscape III, from the suite Buoy Landscape
Date1982
intaglio with screenprint on paper
Not on view
Sam Gilliam, Buoy Landscape I, from the suite Buoy Landscape, 1982, intaglio with screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Glen D. Nelson, M.D., 1998.57.9.1, © 1982, Vermillion Editions Limited, Inc. and Sam Gilliam; Minneapolis, MN
Buoy Landscape I, from the suite Buoy Landscape
Date1982
intaglio with screenprint on paper
Not on view
T. L. Solien, Memoir Den, from the portfolio Fragments of Hope, 1982, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Glen D. Nelson, M.D., 1998.57.20.6, © 1982, Vermillion Editions Limited, Inc. and T. L. Solien; Minneapolis, MN
Memoir Den, from the portfolio Fragments of Hope
Date1982
drypoint on paper
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

James Sharples, James Hillhouse, 1796, pastel on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. John Mason Frier in memory of her husband, 1969.42R-V
James Hillhouse
Date1796
pastel on paper
Not on view