My Grandmother

1877

Paul Wayland Bartlett

Associated Names
Paul Wayland Bartlett

Sculptor, American, 1865 - 1925

The sculpture shows the bust of an elderly woman with detailed facial expressions and signs of aging, such as wrinkles. She wears a headscarf tied over her head and under her chin, with long pieces hanging on either side of her face and a bow tie at the neck. The sculpture is made of bronze and has a dark, weathered patina displaying shades of green and brown. The depiction of facial features and clothing is detailed, creating a realistic and lifelike appearance.

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Provenance

The artist's widow, Suzanne Bartlett [1861-1954], Washington;[1] by inheritance to her daughter by her first husband, Mrs. Armistead Peter III [1894-1965, née Caroline Ogden-Jones], Washington; gift 1958 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] Born Suzanne Frisby Earle, Mrs. Bartlett was married three times, in 1890 to Mahlon Ogden-Jones (1849-1900), in 1903 to Samuel Franklin Emmons (1841-1911), and lastly, in 1913 to the sculptor, whose studio she continued to operate after his death in 1925.

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Inscriptions

on lower edge: Fait par Paul W. Bartlett en 1877 Jean de Mario fondeur

Wikidata ID

Q63864326

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