Portrait of a Lady

Laura Wheeler Waring, Portrait of a Lady, 1947, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1977.121
Laura Wheeler Waring, Portrait of a Lady, 1947, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 1⁄8 in. (76.1 x 63.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1977.121
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Date
1947
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
30 x 25 1⁄8 in. (76.1 x 63.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Vincent Melzac
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Portrait female — Thomas, Alma — waist length
Object Number
1977.121
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1977.121

Works by this artist (1 item)

L.J. Roberts, The Queer Houses of Brooklyn in the Three Towns of Breukelen, Boswyck, and Midwout during the 41st Year of the Stonewall Era (based on a 2010 drawing by Daniel Rosza Lang/Levitsky with 24 illustrations by Buzz Slutzky on printed pin-back buttons), 2011, poly-fill, acrylic, rayon, Lurex, wool, polyester, cotton, lamé, sequins, and blended fabrics with printed pin-back buttons, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elaine Reuben, 2012.43, © 2011, L.J. Roberts
The Queer Houses of Brooklyn in the Three Towns of…
Artist
Date2011
poly-fill, acrylic, rayon, Lurex, wool, polyester, cotton, lamé, sequins, and blended fabrics with printed pin-back buttons
Not on view

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