Painter:

Stanton, Lucy May 1875-1931  Search this

Subject:

Graham, Lucy Cobb  Search this

Forbes, Frances  Search this

Forbes, Walter  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Culture:

African American  Search this

Type:

Paintings

Date:

1908

Notes:

Fowler, Betty Alice and Andrew Ladis, "The Art of Lucy May Stanton," Athens: Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 2002, no. 11.

Summary:

Lucy Cobb Graham, an African-American nanny, is seated in a rocking chair on a terrace with a young girl, Frances Forbes, in her lap. A young blond-haried boy, Walter Forbe, is seated at their side. While Lucy Cobb looks down at the girl, who holds an object in her hands, Frances looks directly to the viewer. A landscape is in the background.

Topic:

Portrait group--Family  Search this

Portrait female--Full length  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Occupation--Domestic--Nursemaid  Search this

Portrait female--Child  Search this

Portrait male--Child  Search this

Landscape--Georgia--Athens  Search this

Landscape--Time--Afternoon  Search this

Control number:

IAP 89950011

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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