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Peeling Onions
ca. 185236 x 29 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm)
Lilly Martin Spencer a.k.a. Angelique Marie Martin
United States (Exeter, England, of French parents, 1822 - 1902, New York, NY)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Gift of the Women's Council in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Memorial Art Gallery
Accession Number:
1988.6
Location: Currently on view
Provenance
Possibly W. M. Park, by 1868; Mr. and Mrs. William Postar, Boston, MA, by 1972; Alexander Gallery, New York, 1980; private collection, MA; private collection, MI; Richard York Gallery, New York; purchased for the Gallery by the Women's Council in 1988
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genre scenes
scenes of everyday life
scenes of everyday life
jobs & work
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- [Unidentified exhibition] Brooklyn Art Association 1868
- Lilly Martin Spencer, 1822-1902: The Joys of Sentiment Smithsonian Institution 6/15/1973 - 11/26/1973
- American Genre Paintings Alexander Gallery 2/14/1984 - 3/14/1984
- Nicholas Longworth: Art Patron of Cincinnati 2/4/1988 - 3/20/1988
- Out of the Drawing Room 7/8/1995 - 9/17/1995
- Ken Aptekar: Eye Contact Memorial Art Gallery 2/16/2002 - 4/21/2002
- Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life 10/27/2015 - 1/10/2016
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Author: Junker, Patricia. Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. New York, New York: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988. Page Number: 180-181
- Article Title: Women's Council Anniversary Gift Unveiled. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Issue Date: November-December 1988. Page Number: 5
- The Magazine Antiques. New York, NY: Straight Enterprises Inc.
- Article Title: A Hundred Years and Counting. Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Rochester Review. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press Issue Date: November-December 2012. Page Number: 21
- Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Robin Bolton-Smith and William H. Truettner. Lilly Martin Spencer, 1822-1902: The Joys of Sentiment. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973.
- Article Scope: Entry. Nicholas Longworth: Art Patron of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH: Taft Museum, 1988.
- Article Scope: Entry. An American Gallery. New York, NY: Richard York Gallery Volume Number: III Issue Date: 1987.
- Article Scope: Discussion and reproduction. Elizabeth L. O'Leary. At Beck and Call: The Representation of Domestic Servants in Nineteenth-Century American Painting. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996.
- Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Paris, France: Gazette des Beaux-Arts
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. American Genre Paintings. New York, NY: Alexander Gallery, 1984.
- Article Title: Celebrating 70 years. Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. ARTiculate. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--. Issue Date: May-June 2010. Page Number: 14
- Trusteeship Magazine. Washington, D.C.: Association of Governing boards of Universities and Colleges
- Article Author: O'Leary, Elizabeth L.. Article Title: Lilly Martin Spencer : Peeling Onions. Article Scope: Chapter and reproduction. Marjorie B. Searl, ed. Seeing America: painting and sculpture from the collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2006. Page Number: 55-57
- Article Author: Verno, Mary C.. Article Title: Peeling Onions. Article Scope: Poetry. Community Voices in the Gallery: a Collection of Writings by Members of our Community Inspired by Works of Art at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2009. Page Number: 69
- Article Scope: Discussion and reproduction. Mark D. Mitchell. The Art of American Still Life: Audubon to Warhol. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2015.
- Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Marjorie Searl and Lu Harper. The Memorial Art Gallery: 100 Years. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2013.
- PM&R Journal. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Carlos G. Navarro, ed. Invitadas: Fragmentos sobre mujeres, ideologia y arts plásticas en España (1833-1931). Madrid: Muséo Nacional del Prado, 2020.
- Amy Hart. Fourierist Communities of Reform. London, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
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Audio Description of Lilly Martin Spencer's painting Peeling Onions
Lilly Martin Spencer's painting Peeling Onions is described in detail for the visually impaired visitor.
Seeing America Inservice
Materials from a teacher in-service presentation Spring 2008
Learning to Look/Looking to Learn: Peeling Onions
Develop looking skills by observing the details, developing vocabulary, using the 5 senses, and identifying the elements of art.
Seeing America
Chapter on Lilly Martin Spencer's Peeling Onions, written by Elizabeth L. O’Leary.