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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/)
Bee-Pin by David Dodge Lewis (1997). Vitreograph on paper, edition of 30. Photo courtesy of the Littleton Collection. Vitreography is a printmaking technique that uses a thick glass matrix instead of the traditional matrices of metal, wood or stone. Sound interesting? You can make your first vitreograph next week! VitreographyTuesdays 6-10pmStarts Sept 23REGISTER TODAY!
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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.
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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/)
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