Edythe Laws Painting a Portrait

Photograph

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Pejepscot History Center

Edythe Laws Painting a Portrait: A black and white photograph of Edythe Laws painting a portrait of a seated officer in uniform. She is sitting in a chair across from the man with paints and brushes on a table beside her. As she holds the portrait upright, the camera is able to catch a glimpse of her work in progress. Undated
Edythe Laws Painting a Portrait

A black and white photograph of Edythe Laws painting a portrait of a seated officer in uniform. She is sitting in a chair across from the man with paints and brushes on a table beside her. As she holds the portrait upright, the camera is able to catch a glimpse of her work in progress. Undated

Name/Title

Edythe Laws Painting a Portrait

Entry/Object ID

1990.156.259

Description

A black and white photograph of Edythe Laws painting a portrait of a seated officer in uniform. She is sitting in a chair across from the man with paints and brushes on a table beside her. As she holds the portrait upright, the camera is able to catch a glimpse of her work in progress. Undated

Collection

Estate of Harry G. Shulman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Artists

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Labor of Love: Creating Art and Community

Notes

Laws was a staple in the Brunswick community after completing her undergraduate work at the Stuart School and the Pratt Institute and people who knew of her ability often tried to seek out her expertise for portraits. Despite the popularity of her work, Laws was particular about the commissions she took on, especially portraits. Her particularity was exemplified by her hesitance to take on a commissioned portrait for Margaret Chase Smith, insisting they meet several times before accepting the job. In this photo, she is captured painting a portrait of an officer as he is sitting in uniform. Laws is sitting across from him, surrounded by her paints and brushes. As she holds the painting upright, the camera catches a glimpse of her work in progress.