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For this unfinished painting, the artist did not die. The sitter did.
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In 1945, Elizabeth Shoumatoff was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At noon on April 12, Shaumatoff began her work. That afternoon Roosevelt said, “I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.” He then slumped forward in his chair, unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom. He was diagnosed with a massive cerebral hemorrhage. At 3:35 pm Roosevelt died.
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Elizabeth Shoumatoff never finished the portrait, but she later painted a new one, this time with a blue tie instead of red.
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(Source: https://dirkdeklein.net/2017/04/12/the-unfinished-portrait-of-franklin-d-roosevelt/)
Today’s post is from special guest star Anne Walker. Anne majored in Fine Arts with a focus in painting at Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT in 1989. She started taking classes at the League a couple of years ago. I met her in Fran’s Giant Figures workshop in February 2020 (shortly before our classes went online). …
Find an old catalogue, magazine, maps, drawings, paintings, wrappers, etc. Stack the materials. You may wish to use some impermanent glue. Working with an x-acto blade, or tearing by hand, remove paper to reveal previous layers. Post your work Post to Instagram with #30SAL so we can find it. To be eligible for prizes, (yes …
Reason not to finish a painting: Death of the sitter
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For this unfinished painting, the artist did not die. The sitter did.
[image_with_animation image_url=”9598″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
In 1945, Elizabeth Shoumatoff was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At noon on April 12, Shaumatoff began her work. That afternoon Roosevelt said, “I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.” He then slumped forward in his chair, unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom. He was diagnosed with a massive cerebral hemorrhage. At 3:35 pm Roosevelt died.
[image_with_animation image_url=”9601″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
Elizabeth Shoumatoff never finished the portrait, but she later painted a new one, this time with a blue tie instead of red.
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(Source: https://dirkdeklein.net/2017/04/12/the-unfinished-portrait-of-franklin-d-roosevelt/)
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Find an old catalogue, magazine, maps, drawings, paintings, wrappers, etc. Stack the materials. You may wish to use some impermanent glue. Working with an x-acto blade, or tearing by hand, remove paper to reveal previous layers. Post your work Post to Instagram with #30SAL so we can find it. To be eligible for prizes, (yes …