Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elizabeth Kendall
William Jacob Baer, born Cincinnati, OH 1860-died East Orange, NJ 1941 · 1895-1897
This portrait probably depicts the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Armstrong, who lived in Lenox, Massachusetts. Little is known about the family, except that Elizabeth Kendall was born in 1894. In this painting the artist used stronger colors and detail in the sitter’s face to emphasize her pensive expression. The pastel colors of the background, together with the extravagant bows and frills of her gown, create a model of nineteenth-century girlhood.
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