Abram Ross Stanley

American, 1816 - 1875

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The image displays a child standing and facing forward. The child has a round face with rosy cheeks, wide blue eyes, and a small closed mouth. The child's hair is light and short. They are wearing a yellow dress with ruffled off-the-shoulder sleeves and holding a blue ribbon attached to a small dog with a beige and brown coat on a green cushion. The background shows greenery, trees, a small house, water with sailboats, and a village in the distance.
Abram Ross Stanley, Joshua Lamb, 1842, oil on canvas, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1980.62.22

Joshua Lamb

Abram Ross Stanley · 1842 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1980.62.22
The image shows a woman's upper body, facing forward with her head slightly turned to the left. She has soft facial features, light skin, and dark brown ringlet hair styled around her face. She wears a dress with a white lace collar, a pastel blue shawl with white floral patterns, a pink bow around her neck, and a small brooch. She holds a book in her left hand. The background includes a dark curtain on her right and a scenic view on her left with a river, buildings, a boat, and a colorful sky. The portrait is framed with floral and bird motifs.
Abram Ross Stanley, Eliza Wells, 1840, oil on canvas, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1955.11.11

Eliza Wells

Abram Ross Stanley · 1840 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1955.11.11

Bibliography

1857

  • Draper, Lyman Copeland, ed. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 3 vols. 1857. Reprint. Madison, Wisconsin, 1904: 3:64.

1936

  • Butts, Porter. Art in Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin, 1936: 76, 97.

1952

  • Hopkins, Kenneth R. "Three Wisconsin Primitives." Art in America 40 (Spring 1952): 80-91.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 365.