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"Portrait of Glidden Parker, " by Katherine Nelson, 1940s

$2,800
£2,125.71
€2,431.36
CA$3,912.01
A$4,351
CHF 2,271.96
MX$52,947.10
NOK 29,016.39
SEK 27,212.25
DKK 18,146.18
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This portrait in pastel represents the confluence of two important artists: C. Katherine Nelson, painter and designer, and her onetime student, Glidden Parker, who became one of America's most innovative and influential ceramic artists. Nelson, who studied with Hans Hoffman and was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, later created decorative designs for the Glidden Pottery, located just a block from the campus of Alfred University, where she taught. This moody, melancholic portrait, drawn in the 1940s as Parker's career and business were prospering, is a fascinating window into the world of art and artistry after the Second World War.
  • Creator:
    Katherine Nelson (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1940s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: U1205218651427

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