Accession Number1978/2.33
TitleMiss Edith Wherry, Catskill
Artist(s)Eva Watson SchützeArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Datecirca 1903Medium & Supportplatinum print on paperDimensions 14 7/8 in x 11 11/16 in (37.78 cm x 29.69 cm);18 1/8 in x 22 1/16 in (46.04 cm x 56.04 cm);18 1/8 in x 22 1/8 in (46.04 cm x 56.2 cm);8 11/16 in x 6 11/16 in (22.07 cm x 16.99 cm)
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseSubject matterThis portrait of Edith Wherry was taken when Eva Watson-Schütze and Wherry were attending the Byrdcliffe Colony. The colony was an artistic community involved in the Arts and Crafts movement and began operating in 1902. This image depicts Wherry, looking directly into camera, in front of an apple tree. She holds one of the apples in her hand, at the center of chest, where her off-shoulder dress comes to a point at the breastbone. She wears a crown of branches and leaves in her hair, which is loosely tied back and parted in the middle.
Physical DescriptionPortrait of a woman in front of a tree. She holds an apple at the center of her chest and wears a crown of branches from the tree.
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Keywords
Figures
Portraits
apple (fruit)
dresses (garments)
flowers
girl
half-length
leaf crowns
modern and contemporary art
portrait format
portraits
single-sitter portraits
trees
women (female humans)