Our Washerwoman's Family - New Mexico
Artist
Bert Geer Phillips
(American, 1868 - 1956)
Datecirca 1918
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 40 1/2 × 41 5/8 in. (102.9 × 105.7 cm)
Frame: 49 7/16 × 51 1/8 × 2 in. (125.6 × 129.9 × 5.1 cm)
Frame: 49 7/16 × 51 1/8 × 2 in. (125.6 × 129.9 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Governor and Mrs. Arthur Seligman, before 1930
Object number537.23P
DescriptionFour people sitting on a green bench under a portal. Old woman is dressed in black holding a large basket filled with white cloth. Old man sits next to her with hands resting on a walking stick. Young woman on left is wearing a large black shawl over her head and sits with hands in lap next to a young girl with hat and pink sweater.Text Entries
An acidic cardboard backing was removed from the painting and replaced with acid free foam core before the painting traveled to the Mennello Museum of American Art on loan in August 2014. The cardboard backing had a printed exhibition labels affixed to it. These labels were removed from the cardboard and are now stored in the Accession file in the Registrar's office.
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