Vicki
Grace H. Murray
ca. 1935
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
1965.30.12
Tags
waist lengthVicki
About this artwork
We only know the first name of the young girl in this portrait, but her dress and nosegay suggest this miniature may have been painted on the occasion of a family celebration. If so, then her expression suggests that she did not enjoy the event. Grace Murray signed this piece with a stylized monogram. Many American and English artists designed such âtrademarksâ as instantly recognizable signatures.