Artwork Details
22-3/4 x 16-3/4 in. (canvas) 27-3/4 x 22 x 2-1/2 in. (framed)
Mark DescriptionInscribed and dated, l.r.: A MON AMI / J. W. LOVE / D. B. 1878
Accession NumberGift of Mrs. C. D. Johnson
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteProvenance
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
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 History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
American furniture from the Collection 1740-1870
Indianapolis Museum of Art
August 28, 1999 - September 15, 2002
American Paintings & Furniture from the 18th and 19th Centuries
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 24, 1999 - September 24, 2000
Pioneer Hoosier Painting
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
November 12, 1982 - January 2, 1983
The First Hundred Years of Indiana Painting
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
October 4, 1966 - November 13, 1966
Indiana Centennial Exhibit of Fine Arts and Home Industries
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
October 1, 1916 - October 31, 1916
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