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Portrait of Phyllis Riley Holland

Object number2019.137.11

Artist Edwin Garnet Riley (1880 - 1966)

MediumOil paint; Canvas; Wood; Metal; Foamcore; Gilding

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth A. Brown

DescriptionFrame oil painting on canvas. Bust portrait painting depicts African American woman in three-quarter view facing slightly proper right. Subject wears a collared beige garment. Subject has shoulder-length curly black hair. Subject wears beige earrings and is smiling with red lipstick. Background is deep brown and black. Canvas mounted on four-member wooden strainer with nails around the sides. Reverse of canvas has scattered white, pink, and beige spots. Reverse is covered with white Foamcore backing board. Gilt wooden frame with inner decorative trim, black exterior edges, and two d-rings on reverse; painting is secured in frame with four offset clips.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Painting only): 24 x 20.875 x 1 in. (61 x 53 x 2.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (Framed): 27.438 x 23.5 x 2 in. (69.7 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm)
Height x Width (Sight size): 23.375 x 19.313 in. (59.4 x 49.1 cm)
Historical NotesPortrait of a member of the Riley family.

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