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Mrs. Graham Moore Robertson 1894 Watts Gallery Compton, Guildford, Surrey, England |
Three-quarter-length
portrait of Mrs. Robertson , nee Marion Greatorex (d. 1907) seated on a sofa
with her left arm resting on the sofa's arm and holding a handkerchief. A
feather fan is on the sofa beside her. She wears a black dress with high collar
and necklace.
W. Graham Robertson
1894
(son to Mrs. Graham Moore Robertson)
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W. Graham Robertson 1894 |
W. (Walford) Graham Robertson (1866-1948) was a gentleman
artist. Born in London from a wealthy family he eventually dabbled in many
forms and styles starting from Pre-Raphaelite oils to illustrations,
caricatures, to portraits, later impressionistic landscapes, as well as being a
talented writer. He was deeply interested in the theater and by... | GA | igrkio | |
Ada Rehan 1894-1895 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY |
Ada Rehan,
1860-1916 an Irish born American actress. Her name was actually Ada Crehan, but
took the stage name of Ada Rehan after being once mistakenly billed as
such.
She was
popular in comedy roles in New York theater, and played the leading woman of
the Augustin Daly Stock Company with more than 200 different roles. She join
John Drew's... | GA | igrkio | |
Mrs. Ernest Hills c. 1894 |
Three-quarter-length
portrait of Mrs. Ernest Hills (Constance Malanie Wynne-Roberts) (d. 1932)
standing with one hand holding a white feather fan and resting on the back of
an armchair. She wears a black gown and cape with broad white lace panels.
(SIRIS)
Mrs. Ernest Hills
c.1906
Note:
References: ... | GA | igrkio | |
Coventry Patmore 1894 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. |
Subject: Who was Coventry Patmore
From: Philip Resheph
phi lip.res heph@btinternet.com
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001
This was an
article in today's Guardian (British respectable newspaper NOT owned by Rupert
Murdoch) - I thought it might make a little addition to JSS's portrait of
Coventry Patmore, to which the article refers. . . .... | GA | igrkio | |
Mrs. Frederick William Roller 1895 Frye Art Museum Seattle, WA |
From: Michael & Susan Roller
(r ol
lers@ukgateway.net)
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2004
As a quick
introduction to the family relationship with Sargent, as we understand it, Mrs
F W Roller [nee Eva Eyton].
Frederick William Roller himself [her husband] was a German immigrant to
the UK and was naturalised in 1857.
He was an import... | GA | igrkio | |
Etta Dunham 1895 Fondazione Memmo Rome, Italy |
Etta Dunham
"mug"
Note:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume
2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002,
no. 321.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration: ... | GA | igrkio | |
Pagan Gods: Moloch (North End: Vaulting, Left side) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA |
"The
central figure on the left of the ceiling arch is Moloch, god of material
things, a hideous monster above whose bead stands the sun with rays reaching
down to draw forth the earth's bounty."
-- John
Singer Sargent, 1916
(Sargent's
Own Explanation on murals)
Directly
across from this is:
Pagan Gods Astarte
and head... | GA | igrkio | |
Frieze of Prophets Oil on canvas Boston Public Library Boston, MA |
In 1913,
"The Prophets," were featured in the New York Times in an extensive
spread
The Israelites
Oppressed lunette and Frieze of
the Prophets
(North End)
General view of
North End, Sargent Hall, Boston Public Library
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Moses (North Wall) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA |
Moses is
presented a lot differently given his importance and is more traditional
-- which means in a more Iconic
– more pre-Renaissance --
pre-Perspective sort of way. But he is the only Prophet that is a relief -- and
that makes him, of course, stand out.
This dynamic of two-dimensional V. three-dimensional iconology really POPS... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent