Elizabeth Odlin
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1855
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 28 x 23 in. (71.1 x 58.4 cm)
Credit LineLent by Louis I. Jaffé, Jr.
Object numberL2000.2.2
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 210
Label TextElizabeth Odlin, ca. 1855
American
Oil on canvas
Bright patterns dominate this portrait of Elizabeth Odlin and that of her brother John hanging nearby. Such bold colors suggest that the artist was in competition with the growing field of commercial portrait photographers. The appearance of professional photography studios in smaller towns across America forced many portrait painters to take up new subjects. Others learned the art of photography themselves, offering to create portraits in either medium.
Lent by Louis I. Jaffé, Jr.
Exhibition History"Democratic Designs: American Folk Paintings from the Chrysler Museum," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, August 16, 2014 - April 5, 2015.