Clara Daisy Gamble portrait by Richard A. Chase

Painting

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Clara Daisy Gamble by Richard A. Chase

Name/Title

Clara Daisy Gamble portrait by Richard A. Chase

Entry/Object ID

2022.11.61

Description

3/4-view portrait of a mature woman in a gray blouse with white lace collar. The background is dark and empty. Framed in gold wood frame with subdued ornamentation in the corners.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Gamble, Clara Daisy (Bixby) 1866-1930

Context

Clara Gamble was a predecessor of members of the Edwin House family. The portrait is from the House/Allen estate. See 2025.01.28 for Clara Gamble's article about camping on the east shore of Lake Michigan in "Country Life in America," magazine July 1909.

Collection

Artworks, Family History

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.11

Source or Donor

McEnroe, Therese "Tess" K.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Chase, Richard A.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

estimated canvas size not including 2.5" frame

Height

20 in

Width

25 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 07

Room

Art Conservation Room

Exhibition

Curator’s Choice Exhibit

Interpretative Labels

Label

Richard Andrew Chase 1891 - 1985 Portrait of Clara Daisy Gamble c. 1935 | oil on canvas Notes: Richard Andrew Chase was born in Columbus, Kansas. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Karl Buehr, Leopold Seyffert, Leon Kroll and George Oberteuffer and at the Cape Cod School of Art Under Charles Hawthorne and Richard Miller. Chase exhibited at the Taylor Art School in Saugatuck, Michigan and, possibly, taught there. Clara Gamble was a member of the House family of Saugatuck. Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center Gift of: Tess McEnroe Note: temporary accession number 2021.80.01 updated to 2022.11.61 on Feb. 24, 2022.

Create Date

November 10, 2021

Update Date

August 4, 2025