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Portrait of a Native Girl, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Adams, Kenneth M. 1897-1966  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Kansas State University Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art 701 Beach Lane Manhattan Kansas 66506 Accession Number: 1938.1
Date:
1934
Notes:
North, Bill, "To Build Up a Rich Collection: Selected Works from the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art," Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2003, pg. 34.
Broder, Patricia Janis, "Taos, a painter's dream," Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1980, no. 251.
Summary:
Portrait of a young girl seated by a table in the corner of a room, her body turned to the right, her legs crossed, and her gaze directed toward the viewer. There is a small vase of orange and pink flowers resting toward the back of the table, and her left arm and her right hand rest along the front edge of tabletop. She wears a pink sleeveless dress and black shoes, and her dark hair is parted in the middle and falls to her shoulders.
Topic:
Architecture interior--Domestic  Search this
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Object--Flower  Search this
Control number:
IAP 16020005
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_398827