Sylvia Stahiman - Fabry, Suzanne (Belgian, 1904-1985)

National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Belmont University
		Portrait #1800
Subject/Title:	Stahiman, Sylvia
Artist:	Fabry, Suzanne (Belgian, 1904-1985)
Date Created:	1953
Owner/Location:	Belmont University 1900 Belmont Blvd Nashville, TN 37212 website
Frame Dimensions:	h 48 x w 44
Image Dimensions:	h. 42 3/4 x w. 38 3/4
Date Documented:	12 May 2009
Materials/Media:	Oil on Canvas
Condition:	Excellent

Description:	Three quarter length portrait. The subject is dressed in an elaborate, dark operatic costume with low-cut bodice, three-quarter puffed sleeves adorned with gold and black bows, a gold trim down the front, and an underskirt showing (matching the ruffle around the bodice) where the over-dress is parted. Both hands are visible; the right appears to be resting on some sort of balustrade and the left on her lap. She has dark hair and is wearing a Spanish-appearing mantilla.
History of Work:
Notes:	Sylvia Stahlman (1929-1998) graduated from Ward Belmont in 1948. Afterward studied briefly in Juillard. Her opera career spanned the 1950s and 60s. She became an overnight success in Brussels in 1951. In New York she sang with the New York City Opera Company. She did nine major recordings. Location: Wilson Music Building