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Painter:
Bingham, George Caleb 1811-1879  Search this
Subject:
Stark, John King, Mrs. (Vestine Porter)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak Street Kansas City Missouri 64111 Accession Number: 55-1
Date:
Ca. 1849
Notes:
"The collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: American Paintings to 1945; volume 2," Kansas City, MO: The Museum, 2007, pg. 49.
Bloch, E. Maurice, "The paintings of George Caleb Bingham: a catalogue raisonne," Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1986, no. 218.
Coll. Handbook, Vol. 1, 1973.
Bloch, E. Maurice, "George Caleb Bingham," Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967.
Summary:
Bust-length portrait of Vestine Porter (ca. 1832-ca. 1865) wearing a white blouse with a pink flower pinned at her collar. A landscape is in the background.
Topic:
Portrait female--Bust  Search this
Control number:
IAP 27710023
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_343883