Description
The image's subject is Chase's 11-year-old daughter, Dorothy, wearing a white dress with full-length sleeves, a straw hat with a green bow, a black belt, black tights, and black shoes. She is standing against a brown background without any detail, so the viewer's eye is focused only on her. Dorothy stares straight out at the viewer, engaging them. With a 6' canvas, ''Dorothy'' is reminiscent of full-lengthHistorical information
Chase's favorite image to paint was his family, including his wife and his daughters, which are also his most well received. ''Dorothy'' is a painting in a series of full-length portraits Chase created of his family between 1886 and 1902. Chase was the founder of the Chase School, which eventually became Parsons The New School for Design, one of the most famous art schools in the United States. As a teacher, some of his students include Charles Demuth and Georgia O'Keeffe.Acquisition
''Dorothy'' was purchased from the artist at the Exhibition of Indiana Art in Tomlinson Hall, in 1903, using the John Herron fund.See also
* List of works by William Merritt ChaseReferences
{{IMAart Paintings in the Indianapolis Museum of Art 1902 paintings Paintings by William Merritt Chase Paintings of children Oil on canvas paintings Portraits by American artists 20th-century paintings