Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Almeda's Daughter
Object Number:
2008.5
Date:
1937
Medium:
Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (74.9 x 59.7 cm)
Gallery Label:
Katherine Schmidt created this frank portrait of the daughter of her African American maid, Almeda, in 1937. Schmidt studied at the Art Students League and was one of the earliest members of the Whitney Studio Club. This work was first exhibited in a one-woman show at Edith Halpert's Downtown Gallery in 1939. The New York Times commented: "Katherine Schmidt, whose realistic and humorous genre subjects are well known, has turned to the 'social scene' for her latest inspiration . . . workmen, shopgirls and everyday types . . ."
Credit Line:
Gift of David Toorchen in memory of his father Harold Aaron Toorchen
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
