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Portrait of Sarah Newsome Riley

Object number2019.137.6

Artist Edwin Garnet Riley (1880 - 1966)

MediumOil paint; Canvas; Wood; Metal; Paper; Gesso; Coroplast; Adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth A. Brown

DescriptionFramed oil painting on canvas. Portrait painting depicts African American woman seated facing forward in a gray arm chair that is represented in three-quarter view facing slightly proper left; subject's gaze is at the viewer. Subject wears a red dress with white lace at the collar and cuffs; gold pendant necklace hangs below dress' lapels. Subject’s brown-black hair is shoulder-length and parted down the center. Background is painted black. Gold painted wooden frame with ornate inner band and outer border. White coroplast backing board.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Framed): 32.25 × 27.5 × 2 in. (81.9 × 69.9 × 5.1 cm)
Height x Width (Sight size): 26.125 × 21.5 in. (66.4 × 54.6 cm)
Historical NotesPortrait of Sarah Sally Newsome Riley.

Related person Sarah Newsome Riley

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