The White Parasol

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Object Details

Artist

Robert Reid, born Stockbridge, MA 1862-died Clifton Springs, NY 1929

Luce Center Label

This painting shows Robert Reid’s young wife, Elizabeth Reeves, in the year of their wedding. Reid painted Elizabeth in a white gown surrounded by many different colored flowers to emphasize her flawless porcelain skin. Their marriage lasted only a few years, and here the delicate colors and idealized setting suggest the optimism of young love. Reid's many paintings of girls immersed in nature emphasize the fragility and beauty of women, as if he equated them with the flowers, trees, and clouds.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans

Date

ca. 1907

Object number

1909.7.57

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm.)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Dress\accessory\umbrella

Landscape\garden

Figure female\knee length

Occupation\domestic\gathering

Landscape\plant\lily

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f54a6d71-97a5-462d-b225-71761ece3033

Record ID

saam_1909.7.57