Woman in historic costume
Date1898
Artist
Bertha Corson Day
(American painter and illustrator, 1875–1968)
MediumOil on illustration board
Dimensions26 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (66.7 x 31.1 cm)
frame: 29 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (74.9 x 39.4 cm)
frame: 29 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (74.9 x 39.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Marshall Cole, 1982
Object number1982-37
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis is probably a sketch done during Corson Day's years as a student of Howard Pyle.It exemplifies the practice in the fields of fine art and illustration of working from the costumed model, which enabled the artist to analyze anatomy and the effect of a pose on the body.
