Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mary Etta Smith (1860-1945)
Object Number:
1941.901
Date:
1865
Medium:
Oil on canvas, mounted on masonite
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 20 in. ( 61 x 50.8 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "J. L. Harding 1865"
Gallery Label:
The subject was the third daughter of Albert Smith (1814-88) and Catherine (Goldthwaite) Smith (1824-88) of New York. Her father was a member of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and operated a factory that made cavalry boots during the Civil War. Miss Smith died at her residence at 527 West 121st Street.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Etta Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
