Portrait of an Immigrant Woman
Object number2003.90.1
Artist
John Michael O'Cilka
Date1950
MediumOil on masonite
Credit LineGift of John A. O'Cilka
DescriptionOil painting on masonite. Portrait of an older woman wearing scarf around head, another around neck, and black dress. She is holding a black book. Red background.Dimensions12 x 7.625 in. (30.5 x 19.4 cm)SignedLower right corner: OCILKA
Historical NotesThis portrait was donated by the artist's son John A. O'Cilka. Label TextO'Cilka worked as a mining engineer and became a self-taught artist. His paintings, largely created in the 1950s and 60s, capture people and their daily routine in coal mining towns around the region. They depict a population not often found in portraiture and art.
Subjects
On View
Not on viewCollections
Lila B. Hetzel
