Hannah Fisher Stedman

1833

Asahel Powers

Associated Names
Asahel Powers

Painter, American, 1813 - 1843

The image shows a portrait of a seated woman. She is sitting upright with her arms relaxed, holding a small red book. Her facial features are detailed, with a fair complexion, high cheekbones, and a slightly serious expression. Her dark hair is styled in an elaborate updo with a floral embellishment. The woman wears a formal, high-necked brown dress with voluminous sleeves, and a transparent lace-like cape draped over her shoulders. She has a long, black beaded necklace layered with a shorter one. The background is a muted, earthy tone with texture.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Vermont. Purchased in 1947 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Asahel Powers, Painter of Vermont Faces, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, 1973, no. 22, (cat. by Nina Fletcher Little).

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 92, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 212, repro.

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: 294-296, repro. 295.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 265, repro.

Inscriptions

on book: BIBLE; on reverse: Hannah Fisher Stedman / AE 24 1833

Wikidata ID

Q20185779

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