When Thomas Sully painted fifteen-year-old Eliza Ridgely in the spring of 1818, he was widely regarded as America’s leading artist. Particularly noted for his graceful images of women, he was a natural choice to paint this Baltimore merchant’s daughter.
1955, no. 32, repro. 1981 American Portraiture in the Grand Manner: 1720-1920, Los
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1983, no. 42, repro. 1990 The Fauve Landscape, Los
1999 Around Impressionism: French Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Los
Artists Willie Cole and Alison Saar, along with collectors Larry and Brenda Thompson, join us in celebration of the exhibition With Passion and Purpose: Gifts from the Collection of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson.
Alison Saar (born 1956, Los Angeles, CA) is the daughter of a ceramist and art restorer
When 80-year-old Emily Sims Motley posed for her grandson, her eyes focused on the artist working in front of her. That direct gaze now invites us to look carefully at this portrait.
Gallery, Chicago Woman’s Club, 1933. 1976 Two Centuries of Black American Art, Los
2005 Max Liebermann: From Realism to Impressionism, Skirball Cultural Center, Los
York, April 25-May 24, 2019 2020 Robert Longo: Storm of Hope, Jeffrey Deitch, Los
.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; Parrish
Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis; Cincinnati Art Museum; University of California, Los
