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Maker(s):Wilson, John
Culture:American (1922-2015)
Title:My Sister, Eleanor
Date Made:1944
Type:Painting
Materials:oil on masonite
Measurements:Frame: 20 x 15 1/4 in; 50.8 x 38.7 cm; Stretcher: 16 x 11 1/4 in; 40.6 x 28.6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE/DATE: front lwr.r. (brush and white oil), John WIlson '44
Accession Number:  SC 2025.24
Credit Line:Purchased with the Muriel Palitz '53 fund for American Painting
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art

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Description:
Portrait of a woman including her head and shoulders; wears a white flower in her hair above her proper right ear and a colorful top. Her head is slightly cocked to one side and she looks out at the viewer. The background is indistinct, with vertical bands of color.

Tags:
portraits; flowers; African American

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