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Subject:
Blenner, Carle Joan  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1890
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
1 photographic print : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm.
Summary:
Blenner sits at an easel and holds a palette in his left hand.<br>Identification on accompaning label reads: Carle Joan Blenner(1864-1952). Blenner painted the portraits of many famous Americans and Europeans including royalty. He also did decorative floral pieces and landscapes. A friend, William Wallace Whitlock, wrote of his studio in "The Puritan":"His New York studio shows a tendency toward simplicity of furnishing and lack of 'fixings' which is now so pronounced in the artistic world." Published in: <i> Archives of American Art Journal </i> v. 12, no. 3, p. 10; v. 36, no. 3-4, p. 14
Citation:
Carle J. Blenner, ca. 1890. Photographs of artists donated by the Worcester Art Museum, circa 1880-1900. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Topic:
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Artists' studios  Search this
Painting  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)1978
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Photographs of artists donated by the Worcester Art Museum, circa 1880-1900
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_1978