A little black robed, white coiffed woman...peremptorily ordered us to stop
Date1912
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
(American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"Concerning Women's Towns," by Mrs. Burton Harrison, in The Youth's Companion, May 23, 1912
MediumGraphite, ink, crayon, and gouache on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 25 3/4 × 12 1/4 in. (65.4 × 31.1 cm)
sheet: 29 7/8 × 20 11/16 in. (75.9 × 52.5 cm)
sheet: 29 7/8 × 20 11/16 in. (75.9 × 52.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-42
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe memoirist and travel writer Constance Cary Harrison sometimes published under her married name. This story centers on her visit to the beguinages of Belgium, enclaves occupied by unmarried women dedicated to good works. Harrison's tone shifts between admiration for their virtue and condescension toward their un-American lack of worldly ambition.
