"To My Father, Rita"

c. 1910

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a young woman seated on a patterned, upholstered bench, captured in a side profile from the waist up. She is holding a large bouquet of roses in her lap with both hands. Her head is slightly turned toward the camera, and she is smiling warmly. She has short, wavy hair that frames her face and falls just below her ears. She is dressed in a checkered dress paired with a light-colored shawl draped over her shoulders, and she is wearing white tights and shoes. The setting is a classic studio backdrop, featuring a blurred, ornate design that suggests an interior setting. The photograph has a sepia tone, and there is a signature across the bottom "To my Father, [name unclear]".
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by sitter, lower left in black ink: To my Father / Rita; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: AF293 / JH


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