Self-Portrait

Name/Title

Self-Portrait

Entry/Object ID

2015.2.1

Description

Self-portrait of the artist, Vera Griffith, from the waist up. Vera is standing facing the viewer at an easel. The easel is on the right. In her right hand are four paintbrushes and a palette is resting on her wrist. She also has a ring on her finger and a watch on her right hand. Vera is dressed in a dark green shirt/dress. Over her right shoulder is a piece of furniture with a piece of artwork resting on it against the wall. The painting has dark earth tones.

Type of Painting

Easel

Acquisition

Accession

2015.2

Source or Donor

Doug and Carole Edwards

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Owned by Hubert and Mary Edwards then inherited by Doug and Carole Edwards.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Vera Griffith

Role

Artist

Date made

1940

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Canvas

Height

24 in

Width

20 in

Dimension Notes

27.875" x 23.875", Framed

Color

Brown, Green, Peach, Yellow, Red, White, Gray

Exhibition

EXH2021.3