Dorothy Nelson, of Petersham, Massachusetts

Object Details

Artist

Martha B. Willson Day, born Providence, RI 1885-died Providence, RI 1983

Sitter

Dorothy Nelson

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Dorothy Nelson (1912-1958) was the tenth of twelve children born to Norwegian parents. She grew up in Petersham, Massachusetts, where Martha Buttrick Willson Day owned a summer home. Dorothy married George Vaidulas (1911-1994), also from Massachusetts, and the couple had two daughters. She died in 1958 after a battle with leukemia.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters

ca. 1935

Object number

1965.30.18

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting-Miniature

Medium

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions

2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.4 x 4.1 cm) oval

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Portrait female\bust

History\United States\Massachusetts

Record ID

saam_1965.30.18

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76e829c90-3848-4a2e-bfc5-e076a076c9ab