Portrait of Bette Kenyon
Object number2015.15.18 a,b
Date1939-1945
OriginPhilippines
MediumCanvas/Paint/Bamboo
Credit LineGift of Robert Fisher
DescriptionPortrait of Bette Kenyon and bamboo storage tube. Three quarter bust portrait on canvas. The background of the portrait is yellow. She has a genteel smile and her gaze is directed at the viewer. She has brown hair that stops at her shoulders. Her dress is a light brown color with cream polka dots, the collar of the dress appears to be pleated and has a white edge. She has been painted with rosy pink cheeks and has a dark pink lip color, her eye color is blue/green. The back of the portrait is undecorated.DimensionsPart a: Width 11.000, Depth 14.875Part b: Height 13.813, Diameter 1.563
Inscriptions(a)
Bottom left corner in black "Bette / Kenyon".
(b)
Written in black "MADE BY NATive/ iN Phillipenes/ Bob hAD MADE/ While TheRe/ in W,W,II/ Copy from Photo".
Historical NotesThe portrait was commissioned by Robert Fisher in the Philippines for his girlfriend at the time Elizabeth "Bette" Kenyon. Part of a collection that documents the Fisher, Keltz, and Kenyon families. The majority of the collection is related to the WWII service of brothers Walt and Robert Fisher. Robert Fisher served in the Pacific theater, particularly in the Philippines. Robert Fisher met his future wife, Elizabeth Kenyon at a camp, she was a Red Cross volunteer. They were married after the war.
Previous owner
Robert H. Fisher
Related person
Elizabeth Kenyon
On View
Not on view
Albert Francis King
