Artwork Details
37-5/8 x 29-3/4 in. (canvas) 55-1/2 x 37-1/2 x 2-1/4 in. (framed)
Accession NumberGift of Eleanor Dickson and Otto N. Frenzel
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteProvenance
Provenance
Eleanor Dickson and Otto N. Frenzel; donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1973
Gallery Labels
Gallery Labels
- The elegant sitter wears a fashionable white cape and black plumed hat selected from the artist’s own wardrobe. Her slender frame is accentuated by the verticality of the canvas and the bamboo-patterned gold screen in the background.
- Girl in White depicts Jesseca Penn, a well-known model, actress, and dancer from Des Moines, Iowa. Penn posed for numerous artists, including Robert Henri and Arthur B. Davies.
- Bobbs cultivated her artistic skills in Paris, New York, and Indianapolis. She may have executed Girl in White during her studies with Henri at the New York School of Art (formerly the Chase School) from 1905 until 1907.
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Out of the Shadows: Art by Indiana Women (01/27/2006 - 04/02/2006)
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Columbus
January 17, 2006 - April 9, 2006
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