Leaves and Shell
Gertrude AbercrombieWW-1953-040868
Catalogue
- Year
- 1953
- Medium
- Oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 32.4 × 44.5 cm (12 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Gertrude Abercrombie
Artist
Gertrude Abercrombie
Mixed Media
Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the Bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music inspired her own creative work.
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Record
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- Gertrude Abercrombie
- Year
- 1953
- Medium
- Oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 32.4 × 44.5 cm (12 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1953-040868
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified