Sophia Mead
c. 1845
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 76.5 x 63.8 cm (30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in.)
framed: 92.7 x 80 x 5 cm (36 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1953.5.47
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1947 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1954
American Primitive Painting, traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Inst. for the U.S. Information Service, Washington, 1954-1955, no. 53. First venue: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland.
1976
Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Tokyo, Japan, 1976-1980.
Bibliography
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 284, repro.
1992
Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 547, color repro. 546.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 413, repro.
Inscriptions
on book: SOPHIA MEAD
Wikidata ID
Q20187570