{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"2991"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain."},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Steven and Helen Kellogg"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1832"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2001    17    2"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2001.17.2"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Watercolor, gouache, metallic paint, metallic paper, pencil, ink on paper"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":"Lowell"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/4582/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"4582"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Portrait of Mary Todd Parker"},"geographyCity":{"value":"Lowell"},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["Dr. Samuel Addison Shute (1803\u20131836) and Ruth Whittier Shute (1803\u20131882) formed an unusual artistic collaboration after they were married in 1827. Their respective roles in this partnership are indicated on this portrait, which is inscribed: \u201cDrawn by R.W. Shute / and / Painted by S.A. Shute.\u201d The Shutes employed a number of unorthodox techniques and materials in their work. Oils were interspersed with layers of varnish and glazes; watercolors were supplemented with pastel, gouache, pencil, collage, and gum arabic; areas of paper were even left blank to suggest transparency and other effects. Most of the watercolors feature vigorous diagonal or horizontal strokes in the background. The loosely rendered portrait may seem more impressionistic than veristic to modern eyes, but there is a depth of heartfelt communion that suggests a relationship between the sitter and the artists. When the Parkers commissioned the Shutes to paint their portraits, they may have turned to artists who knew them personally and who could bring a sense of their character to the process. Stacy C. 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Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","PAINTING","portrait"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1832"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1832"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, January 21, 2022 - Monday, September 5, 2022","exhibitionEndISODate":"2022-09-05","exhibitionID":"251","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2022-01-21","exhibitionBeginDate":"2022","exhibitionTitle":"MULTITUDES","exhibitionEndDate":"2022"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Saturday, July 2, 2016 - Monday, September 19, 2016","exhibitionEndISODate":"2016-09-19","exhibitionID":"159","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2016-07-02","exhibitionBeginDate":"2016","exhibitionTitle":"AMERICAN MADE","exhibitionEndDate":"2016"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, March 17, 2023 - Sunday, October 29, 2023","exhibitionEndISODate":"2023-10-29","exhibitionID":"249","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2023-03-17","exhibitionBeginDate":"2023","exhibitionTitle":"Material Witness","exhibitionEndDate":"2023"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - Sunday, September 2, 2012","exhibitionEndISODate":"2012-09-02","exhibitionID":"149","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2012-01-17","exhibitionBeginDate":"2012","exhibitionTitle":"JUBILATION an act of rejoicing | RUMINATION an act of contemplation","exhibitionEndDate":"2012"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"22 1/4 x 17 1/4 \"Frame Dimension: 28 x 23 1/4 x 2 1/2 \""}}]}