Green and Gold, Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Artwork Overview

Green and Gold, circa 1910
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: oil; canvas
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 36 x 26 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 14 3/16 x 10 1/4 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 19 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 2 1/2 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1950.0003
On display: Michaelis Gallery

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Empowerment
Under the male artist’s gaze, the unnamed woman in this painting almost merges with the background because of the similar tones of her dress. Is she meant to be an aesthetic form, simply posing for the artist and denied any power to act? Or does she show off her beauty and delicacy as a form of self-empowerment?
Empowerment
Under the male artist’s gaze, the unnamed woman in this painting almost merges with the background because of the similar tones of her dress. Is she meant to be an aesthetic form, simply posing for the artist and denied any power to act? Or does she show off her beauty and delicacy as a form of self-empowerment?

Exhibitions

Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027
Kris Ercums, curator
2012–2015

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