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Portrait Study

Accession Number
2000/2.142.8

Title
Portrait Study

Artist(s)
Eva Watson Schütze

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1905

Medium & Support
photogravure on paper

Dimensions
11 7/8 in x 8 1/2 in x 9/16 in (30.16 cm x 21.59 cm x 1.43 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952

Subject matter
This portrait depicts a woman sitting on a couch. She reads a book that she holds above her lap, her right arm resting on the ornate sofa. The fabric of her large dress comprises much of the bottom half of the image. The dark color and ruffles of the dress create visual interest and a compositional flow between the forms of the furniture, human figure, and clothing. 

Physical Description
This image depicts a woman in a dress with a large skirt. She lounges on a couch and looks at a book. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Figures
Portraits
books
couches (reclining furniture)
dresses (garments)
fancy dress
fashion (concept)
indoor photography
paper
seated
single-sitter portraits

2 Related Resources

Lesson Plan: Life Histories
(Part of: Lesson Plans)
Photographic Portraiture 1900-1948
(Part of: Identity and Self-Understanding)

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