Philip Slade
1818
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
38 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (97.3 x 82.6 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1964
Accession Number
64.309.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of early 19th-century American folk portraiture with *Philip Slade*, painted in 1818 by Ammi Phillips This oil on canvas portrait, measuring 38½ 32½ inches, captures a poised young man—likely from a prosperous family—seated with books at his side, symbolizing intellect and status in post-Revolutionary America. Phillips a itinerant artist working primarily in New York and Connecticut, was renowned for his naive yet striking style, blending bold colors, simplified forms, and direct gazes that convey quiet dignity. The painting exemplifies folk art's democratic appeal, as mid...
About the Artist
Ammi Phillips · 1788–1865
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