Elizabeth Virginia Laning Bradner Smith (Mrs. 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

1986.93.2

Artists / Makers

Robert Henri (painter) American, 1865 - 1929

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right: Robert Henri; across top reverse: Portrait of / Mrs. George Cotton Smith / by Robert Henri / at Wilkes Barre Pa / Jan 1908 / E 172

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 Mrs. Smith was described by the artist in his ledger as "Painted for Miss Amanda M. Smith Wilkesbarre [sic] Pa. owned by her." 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

1969: Homer, William Innes. Robert Henri and His Circle. Ithaca, 1969: 136.

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