Future Ballerina

1937

Arthur Ellis

Associated Names
Arthur Ellis

Artist, American, 1912 - 1989

The image shows a young girl sitting on the floor in front of a mirror. She is looking at her reflection while brushing or combing her curly hair. She is wearing a sleeveless dress and flat shoes. Various objects are scattered around her on the floor, including bottles, a compact, a brush, and crumpled paper. The background shows the reflection in the mirror, repeating the view of the objects in the room.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frederica Ellis, wife of the artist, Washington, DC; Debra Weingarten Jacobs, niece of the artist, North Bethesda, MD, 2001; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Front Page: The Photographs of Arthur Ellis, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 2 – August 14, 2003

Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2005.010.016

Wikidata ID

Q64144978

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