Probably Sarah Cook Arnold Knitting

c. 1830

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a woman seated and facing slightly to her right. She is sewing or embroidering a white piece of fabric. She has distinct facial features, fair complexion, light blue eyes, and brown hair styled in a bun with two curls draping over her forehead. She wears a black outfit with a white lace collar that extends over her shoulders. A black choker with a gold element is around her neck. She sits on a chair with a visible brass or gold element on the edge. The background is a dark reddish-brown color.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1948 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1955.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Painting, traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Inst. for the U.S. Information Service, Washington, 1954-1955, no. 61. First venue: Kunstmusuem, Lucerne, Switzerland.

1955

  • American Primitive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1957

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 126, repro., as Miss Arnold Knitting.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 264, repro., as Miss Arnold Knitting.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 538, no. 809, color repro., as Miss Arnold Knitting.

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: 405, 408, repro. 406.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 387, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20185731

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