Portrait of Harriet Brown, c. 1845
Sheldon Peckexpand_more
Oil on panelexpand_more
Gift of Samuel D. and Patricia N. McCulloughexpand_more 98.141
Not on Viewexpand_more
This portrait reveals a serious woman whose modest dress is devoid of frivolous accessories. Her only finery is a delicately woven and embroidered shawl. Her arm rests on a Bible, suggesting that her reserved demeanor reflects a religious disposition.
Sheldon Peck embarked on a career in painting in his native Vermont. How he acquired his artistic skill is not known, but he likely was self-taught. He traveled around the Midwest in search of clients to paint, most of whom were average men and women who sought an affordable means of documenting their lives.
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- Title
- Portrait of Harriet Brown
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1868
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 98.141
- Provenance
- Pearson family, Chicago, Illinois; by descent to Sara Pearson Wells; (Peter H. Tillou Fine Arts, Litchfield, Connecticut, by 1991); Samuel D. and Patricia N. McCullough, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1991 - 1998; gift to MIA on August 18, 1998.
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