Portrait of Dorothy Jacox
Portrait of Dorothy Jacox
Portrait of Dorothy Jacox

Portrait of Dorothy Jacox

Object number2014.103.1
Artist (American, died 1991)
Date1950
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumOi on canvas; Wood
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Jacox
DescriptionFramed oil painting on canvas. Portrait of a woman with short brown hair. Subject is seated in three-quarter view, is visible from knee up, and gazes directly at the viewer. She is dressed in a dark green off-the-shoulder dress, and is wearing a pearl necklace, a yellow bracelet, and a diamond ring on her proper left ring finger. She wears pink nail polish and holds a white handkerchief in her proper left hand. Background is varied shades of brown. Frame is painted wood and has curvilinear scroll details.Dimensions45.688 x 38.625 x 2.25 in. (116 x 98.1 x 5.7 cm)
SignedPainted in the bottom right corner "Paul John McGean / Aug. 1950".
Historical NotesPortrait of Dorothy Jacox done by amateur artist Paul J. McGean. Dorothy was a good friend of the artist and she had her portrait painted by him in 1950.
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