Child
Maria Judson Strean
ca. 1930
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Accession Number
1965.30.13
Tags
dollchild
About this artwork
Rather than paint the child as a small adult in an artificial pose and setting, Maria Judson Strean chose to emphasize the little girl’s innocence, showing her cradling her doll and seated in a simple white chair painted with roses.