Matsumi Kanemitsu
Mildred
1948
Scroll
Matsumi Kanemitsu
Mildred
1948
Physical Qualities
Conte crayon on paper, Sheet: 480 × 300 mm. (18 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. Blankfard Martenet
Object Number
2012.711.27
Kanemitsu created this striking portrait of Mildred Hunt Smith, his first wife, during their time together in Baltimore. He captured her deep-set eyes, long neck, and statuesque bearing with deft shading. Smith grew up in Baltimore and was the reason that the artist settled here after World War II. The marriage was short-lived, and the couple separated in 1951.
Leslie Cozzi, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matsumi Kanemitsu: Figure and Fantasy," May 14 - October 8, 2023.
Inscribed: Recto: lower left, in graphite: " To Marty / Mildred"; lower right, in graphite: "M. Kanemitsu / 1949"; Verso: lower left, in graphite: "CONTE CRAYON"
Markings: None
Artist
Matsumi Kanemitsu
1921–1991
born Odgen, UT 1922; died Los Angeles, CA 1992
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