Mary A. Oleby

Mid 19th century

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Crouching Nude, George Biddle, lithograph
A black and white photograph of a family including a man and a woman holding a baby standing in front a building. The man is wearing a dark suit with white shirt and patterned tie. The woman is wearing a plaid patterned winter coat with a gold flower shaped broach on her left lapel. The baby is wearing different plaid pattern jacket and matching hat, mittens on a string hang from one side, while the baby holds a crumpled one-dollar bill in his hands. Behind the family, one balloon with stars on it is partially visible. All three subjects appear to be looking in different directions.
A smiling, nude cherubic female child holding a duck in each arm standing atop a cylindrical plinth embellished with five ducks in bas-relief on a hexagonal base. The sculpture is piped for use as a fountain, with small copper tubes visible in the mouth of the ducks held by the toddler. The condition is commensurate with age and use and the weathered green verdigris patina resulted from being kept outdoors as a working fountain, its intended use.
Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Rose Norman Tarver (1891-1965), Clara Weaver Parrish, oil on canvas