Henry Tracy Richards

Glenora Richards, Henry Tracy Richards, ca. 1955, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.19
Glenora Richards, Henry Tracy Richards, ca. 1955, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄4 x 1 7⁄8 in. (5.8 x 4.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.19

Artwork Details

Title
Henry Tracy Richards
Artist
Date
ca. 1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄4 x 1 7⁄8 in. (5.8 x 4.8 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Richards, Henry Tracy — bust
Object Number
1965.30.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.30.19

Artwork Description

This miniature captures an informal image of Glenora Richards’s younger son. The gray and lavender washes of color in the background heighten the intense blue of Henry’s eyes, while the angle of his shoulders emphasizes his alert expression.

Works by this artist (3 items)

David Beck, MVSEVM, 2006, mixed media construction, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Thelma and Melvin Lenkin, 2006.8, © 2006, David Beck
MVSEVM
Artist
Date2006
mixed media construction
On view
David Beck, Dodos en Suite, 2010, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in honor of Elizabeth Broun, 2016.53A-G
Dodos en Suite
Artist
Date2010
bronze
On view
David Beck, Movie Palace, 1990, mixed media construction, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ken and Judy Siebel and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2000.27
Movie Palace
Artist
Date1990
mixed media construction
Not on view

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