Portrait of Dora Wheeler

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Dora Wheeler

William Merritt ChaseLinkedCulture matchlcp-90a19935d9f7

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Dora Wheeler became Chase's first student when he returned from overseas study in Munich and set up a teaching studio in New York. At the time, few American artists accepted women as private pupils. After her course of study, Wheeler joined her mother in launching a successful decorating firm, one of the first businesses in the country to be operated entirely by women. For the firm, she designed luxurious textiles, and the embroidered silk tapestry that fills the background in her portrait references her occupational interest. Chase's portrait was awarded a gold medal at an international exhibition of contemporary art in Munich in 1883, and later that year was also shown in Paris. At some later point, the painting was acquired by the sitter, who subsequently donated it to the museum. Chase and Wheeler worked together to raise money for constructing the Statue of Liberty's pedestal.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Type of artwork
Painting
Department
American Painting and Sculpture

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creation_date
1882–83

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A woman in a blue dress sits on a chair beside a table with a vase of yellow flowers.

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Provenance
1883-1921: Dora Wheeler, later Mrs. Boudinot Keith [1856-1940], New York, NY, by donation to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1921-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
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Object ID
102578
Object Type
Painting
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
William Merritt Chase
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
America
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
oil on canvas
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
1883-1921: Dora Wheeler, later Mrs. Boudinot Keith [1856-1940], New York, NY, by donation to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1921-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
1882–83
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1882
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1883
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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