George Cotton Smith, 1908

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 81.3 x 66 cm (32 x 26 in.)

framed: 104.1 x 88.2 x 6.3 cm (41 x 34 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George Cotton Smith Adams in memory of George Cotton Smith Adams

Accession Number

1986.93.1

Artists / Makers

Robert Henri (painter) American, 1865 - 1929

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left: Robert Henri; across top reverse: Portrait of / Mr. George Cotton Smith / by Robert Henri / at Wilkes Barre. Pa. / Jan 1908 / E 171

Provenance

Commissioned by the sitter's daughter, Amanda Mary Smith Adams [1877-1952], Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania;[1] by inheritance to her son, Dr. George C.S. Adams [1911-1981], Spartanburg, South Carolina; by inheritance to his widow, Adaline Holaday Adams [d. 2003], Spartanburg; gift 1986 to NGA.

[1] Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Robert Henri diary, 1870-1954, Reel 886, contains the entries relating to the Smith commissions. The NGA portrait of Mr. Smith was described by the artist in his ledger as "Property of Miss Amanda M. Smith Wilkes Barre." See also several letters, Robert Henri to Amanda M. Smith, of 29 June 1907, 25 December 1907, and 1 January 1908, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Adams, Amanda Mary Smith
Adams, George Cotton Smith, Dr.
Adams, George Cotton Smith, Mrs.

Bibliography

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 200, repro.