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Washington, DC 20565

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Catherine Moton Patterson

1936, printed 1981

P. H. Polk

Associated Names

Prentice H. Polk

Artist, American, 1898 - 1984

The image shows a woman playing a harp from a seated position. She is seated in a graceful posture, leaning slightly forward to reach the strings of the harp. She has short curly hair and wears a long lace dress. Around her right wrist is a bracelet, and she wears hoop earrings and rings on her fingers. She is surrounded by a plush sofa with a patterned cushion, ornate curtains, and a large window that lets in soft light. There is also a decorative carpet underfoot.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Anna E. Clark Fund)
Dimensions

image: 29.9 × 22.2 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)
sheet: 35.5 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.4230
Portfolio Title

P. H. Polk

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(South Light, Atlanta); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, purchase, 1981; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Bibliography

1980

Polk, P.H. P.H. Polk: Photographs. Atlanta, 1980: 25.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: P. H. Polk

Wikidata ID

Q64158590

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