Woman Shelling Peas
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Object Details
- Artist
- Emily Clayton Bishop, born Smithsburg, MD 1883-died Smithsburg, MD 1912
- Luce Center Label
- In Woman Shelling Peas, Emily Clayton Bishop shows a woman in a scene from everyday life. Domestic scenes are found elsewhere in her work, and include portrayals of women knitting and reading. Her close friend and former classmate Beatrice Fenton wrote that the woman is “probably a humorous village character of whom [Bishop] told many stories” (Beatrice Fenton Papers, Archives of American Art).
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet
- 1911
- Object number
- 1976.127.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- ceramic: clay/bisque fired
- Dimensions
- 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (15.9 x 9.0 x 13.8 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 48A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Occupation\domestic\cooking
- Figure female\full length
- Object\vegetable\pea
- Record ID
- saam_1976.127.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78f600ae5-5edf-4c5c-9099-0164bba35023
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