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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #79.11.1  |
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| Subject/Title: | Angelita | |
| Artist: | Jack Grue, American (b. Russia), 1896-1956 |
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| Date Created: | ca. 1950 | |
| Owner/Location: | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 7 1/2" x 6 1/2" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" | |
| Materials/Media: | Watercolor on ivory | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Description: | Bust portrait of a woman set in the far lower right of the canvas. The woman is looking towards her right, wearing a dark green head covering that shows her centrally parted black hair. In the background is a church with a two-tiered bell tower to the left. |
| History of Work: | Signed LL: Grue. Artist lived and worked in Memphis from 1939 to 1956. |
| Notes: |
Provenance: Given from a private collector. - Given by Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hirsch in memory of Jack Grue
Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only. |