Title
Portrait of Countess Von Salm (Millicent Rogers)
Object Type
Creator
Date
c. 1925
Notes
Marjorie Gelm Eustis was one of the last freehand miniature painters; an art form of portraiture that became obsolete after photographic portraits became the norm. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to a military family, she studied in Italy, France and Washington, D.C. She lived in Europe and New York City and spent summers in Jamestown, Rhode Island. She portrayed members of the elite in both Europe and America. After her sight began to fail she turned to a career in interior decoration.
Millicent Rogers was the granddaughter of Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huddleston Rogers of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Rogers was a fashion icon and intellectual, most famous for her support of Indian rights and her museum in Taos, New Mexico.
Millicent Rogers was the granddaughter of Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huddleston Rogers of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Rogers was a fashion icon and intellectual, most famous for her support of Indian rights and her museum in Taos, New Mexico.
Medium
Watercolor on ivory (miniature)
Extent
frame: 4 1/2 in x 3 1/8 in
Source
Gift of Marjorie Gelm Eustis
Identifier
1985.006.003
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