Object Details
Created by
Hughie Lee-Smith, American, 1915 - 1999
Subject of
Mabel Louise Everett, American, born 1920
Caption
Hughie Lee Smith painted this sensitive portrait of his wife, Mabel Louise Everett, around the time they were married and moved to Detroit in 1940.
Description
This oil painting portrait depicts the artist's first wife, Mabel Louise Everett. Shown from the chest upwards, she wears a dark blue dress with red trim at the neckline. Her shoulder length hair is done in a style popular with women during the 1940s, pulled back on the top of her head. Her gaze is directed slightly toward the right side of the painting. The background of the portrait is flat with with tones of brown, cream, red and blue.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Anne Patterson
Date
1940
Object number
2016.172
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Hughie Lee-Smith
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Type
oil paintings
portraits
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
H x W x D: 38 × 34 × 5 in. (96.5 × 86.4 × 12.7 cm)
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Classification
Visual Arts
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Art
Families
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.172