Susan B. Anthony - Gutherz, Carl

National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee
		Accession #68.11.136
Subject/Title:	Portrait of Susan B. Anthony
Artist:	Carl Gutherz, American (b. Switzerland), 1844-1907
Date Created:	1900
Owner/Location:	Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
Frame Dimensions:	64 1/2" x 49 1/4"
Image Dimensions:	53 1/8" x 43 1/4"
Materials/Media:	Oil on canvas
Date Documented:	31 May 2008
Condition:	Good

Description:	Full-length profile portrait of an older woman sitting in a wicker chair at a small table to her right. Her gray hair is pulled back in a low bun and she is wearing silver glasses. Her long black dress has white ruffling around the neck and sleeves. A red shawl is on the chair behind her. Her proper right hand rests on top of papers on the table and her left hand is placed in her lap. Plain dark background.
History of Work:	Signed: LR: Carl Gutherz W.D.C. 1900. The artist lived and worked in Memphis ca. 1860-1875. Painted while the artist lived and worked in Washington D.C. from 1896 to 1907. Painted after a photograph.
Notes:	Provenance: Gift of the artist's son. - Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall F. Goodheart Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only.