Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
22-3/4 x 16-3/4 in. (canvas) 27-3/4 x 22 x 2-1/2 in. (framed)
Mark Description
Inscribed and dated, l.r.: A MON AMI / J. W. LOVE / D. B. 1878
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. C. D. Johnson
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Mrs. Charles D. Johnson, the artist's sister; given to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1917.
Gallery Labels
The casual pose of the portrait allows Love's personality to emerge.
The setting may have been a studio in the newly formed Indiana School of Art, the state's first art school.
Bates and Love settled in Indianapolis after studying together in Paris.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art
August 28, 1999 - September 15, 2002
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 24, 1999 - September 24, 2000
Pioneer Hoosier Painting
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
November 12, 1982 - January 2, 1983
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
October 4, 1966 - November 13, 1966
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
October 1, 1916 - October 31, 1916
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