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This painting shows a woman in profile, sitting at a wooden table strewn with papers, her body angled away from us. She has pale skin and rosy cheeks, and her light brown hair is tied up and adorned with a light blue headband. She wears a light-colored gown that appears mostly white, but also has streaks of light pink, yellow, pale green, and light blue. She is writing on one of the sheets of paper that is scattered on the table. Six potted plants with long green stems and white flowers line the edge of the table across from her. She sits in a room with a brownish-gray wooden floor and pale…
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The Writer

Mary Bradish Titcomb (American, 1858 - 1927)

c. 1912

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Funds from James and Christiane Valone in honor of Nancy K. Anderson
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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