Head of an Arab Girl

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Head of an Arab Girl, n.d., oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1992.66.2
Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Head of an Arab Girl, n.d., oil on paperboard, 8 x 6 3⁄8 in. (20.4 x 16.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1992.66.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Head of an Arab Girl
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Dimensions
8 x 6 3⁄8 in. (20.4 x 16.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Martha F. Butler
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Arabian
  • Dress — Arabian dress
  • Figure female — bust
Object Number
1992.66.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1992.66.2

Artwork Description

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg made many sketches of Egypt, Palestine, and Constantinople during the 1840s. When he returned to Florence, he created several idealized paintings of Middle Eastern people that he advertised as “national representative portraits.” (Davis, The Landscape of Belief, 1996)

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Kiff Slemmons, Winter: Cracked Ice, 1989, sterling silver, enameled watch face and hands, and acrylic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), 2012.64.3
Winter: Cracked Ice
Artist
Date1989
sterling silver, enameled watch face and hands, and acrylic
Not on view
Kiff Slemmons, Repair Series "Whisker Squints", Sandra Enterline, n.d., goggles, silver, pearl, and cat whiskers, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Rotasa Collection Trust, 2022.27.13A-B
Repair Series ​“Whisker Squints”, Sandra Enterline
Artist
Daten.d.
goggles, silver, pearl, and cat whiskers
Not on view
Kiff Slemmons, Untitled, n.d., paper and prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Rotasa Collection Trust, 2022.27.15
Untitled
Artist
Daten.d.
paper and prints
Not on view
Image Not Available
Huesos (necklace)
Artist
Date2010-2011
paper made of cotton and agave fiber
Not on view

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