RUTH VANSICKLE FORD, OIL ON CANVAS, YOUNG MISS

RUTH VANSICKLE FORD, (AMERICAN 1897-1989) OIL ON CANVAS, H 30" W 25" "YOUNG MISS FROM HAITI" Depicting a seated Haitian girl wearing a blue dress on a porch. Signed lower right "R.Ford". Verso titled and inscribed with inventory number on both canvas and stretcher. Vansickle Ford held one-person shows at the Art Institute of Chicago, Grand Central Gallery, and the Centre d`Art, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Awards: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago & Vicinity Show, the National Association of Women Artists, the Bellas Artes Show, Havana, and the Palette and Chisel Academy. Provenance: The Estate of Dr. James Letson, Saginaw, MI.
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Condition Report: In original untouched condition. Original canvas, stretcher, and frame. Natural abrasions and losses along lower edge. These losses do not appear to have been caused by damage. Rather, they appear to be areas of thin pigment combined with age.