Object Details
- Artist
- Priscilla Roberts, born Glen Ridge, NJ 1916-died Georgetown, CT 2001
- Sitter
- Priscilla Roberts
- Priscilla Roberts
- Luce Center Label
- Self-Portrait shows the artist as a young woman living in New York. Priscilla Roberts painted with photographic precision, copying her subjects “exactly and completely” and taking many months to complete one image (2001, The Wilton Bulletin, Ask Art Biography). She was an eccentric lady who lived much of her later life as a recluse, and the large straw hat, stuffed birds, and stepladders in this painting reflect her quirky, obsessive character.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase
- 1946
- Object number
- 1991.197
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 29 7/8 x 14 1/8 in. (75.8 x 35.9 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Dress\accessory\hat
- Occupation\art\painter
- Animal\bird\goose
- Portrait female\self-portrait
- Portrait female\full length
- Object\art tool\palette
- Architecture Interior\studio
- Object\art tool\easel
- Object\tool\ladder
- Record ID
- saam_1991.197
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk725f7a208-c6f2-462f-875c-01452e0a98ba
