Sophia Mead

c. 1845

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a portrait of a woman seated in a chair. She is facing slightly to the left and looking directly at the viewer. She has fair skin, light-colored eyes, and dark brown hair styled under a lace-edged cap. She wears a black dress with a lace collar and holds a small book titled "Sacred Songs" in one hand. She also wears a bracelet on her wrist. She is seated in a chair with a red upholstered back and an armrest draped with embroidered blue and green fabric. The background is a plain, muted brown color.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1947 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Painting, traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Inst. for the U.S. Information Service, Washington, 1954-1955, no. 53. First venue: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland.

1976

  • Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Tokyo, Japan, 1976-1980.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 284, repro.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 547, color repro. 546.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 413, repro.

Inscriptions

on book: SOPHIA MEAD

Wikidata ID

Q20187570

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