Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
18-1/2 x 23-1/4 in. (canvas) 24-1/4 x 28-3/4 x 2 in. (framed)
Mark Description
Signed in brown paint, lower right: J. Ottis Adams 85.
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Brady Adams, John Alban Adams, and Edward Wolfe Adams
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Owned by Winifred Brady Adams [1871-1955] (wife of the artist); given by the sons of the artist to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1955 (55.224).
Gallery Labels
- The laundress recalls the peasant types who modeled for the Munich Academy’s life drawing classes, while the verdant outdoor setting reveals the artist’s self-directed outdoor studies during his time abroad.
- Wash Day, Bavaria was the first painting Adams sent to the United States for exhibition. In 1886 it was shown at the National Academy of Design, and in 1889 it appeared at the Art Association of Indianapolis (now the IMA). Thereafter, the painting hung in his Muncie studio.
- Dedicated to furthering his artistic skills, Adams had trained first in London at the South Kensington School of Art and continued his studies at the Munich Academy.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Impressions of Love: J. Ottis Adams and Winifred Brady Adams, a Ball State University Centennial Exhibition
David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University
January 24, 2019 - May 19, 2019
Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery
July 17, 1999 - September 26, 1999
Indianapolis Museum of Art
September 13, 1997 - October 4, 1998
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