Portrait of a Boyc. 184041 x 19"Oil on canvasGift of Judy Lewis2022.19.10full length portrait of a child, details include a kitten, painted chair, and bright floor covering1575378558Amanda M. PowersPaintingsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. United StatesIllinoisPaintingsAdam ReichObject information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgThis handsome, playful portrait may be the work of Amanda Powers, an elusive, early 19th century folk portraitist whose name has been associated with a small group of works from Vermont and Illinois. In addition to the boy’s lively appearance, delightful details include the kitten, painted chair, and bright floor covering. Resonating with the compositions of other portraits of children, the work speaks to the popularity of important themes of the period, including developing ideas about childhood, play, and relationships to animals. Inclusion of this work in the AFAM collection also represents an exciting opportunity to further explore the work of a lesser-known woman artist.18351845 2022 19 1 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgThis handsome, playful portrait may be the work of Amanda Powers, an elusive, early 19th century folk portraitist whose name has been associated with a small group of works from Vermont and Illinois. In addition to the boy’s lively appearance, delightful details include the kitten, painted chair, and bright floor covering. Resonating with the compositions of other portraits of children, the work speaks to the popularity of important themes of the period, including developing ideas about childhood, play, and relationships to animals. Inclusion of this work in the AFAM collection also represents an exciting opportunity to further explore the work of a lesser-known woman artist.