Cypress Bough

Mary Russell SmithWW-1842-524020

1842·Watercolor and gouache on paper·20 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (52.4 x 37.1 cm)

Gift of Judith F. Hernstadt, 2007

Catalogue

Year: 1842
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on paper
Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (52.4 x 37.1 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Mary Russell Smith

Artist

Mary Russell Smith

The Mary Smith Prize (defunct) was a prestigious art prize awarded to women artists by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It recognized the best work by a Philadelphia woman artist at PAFA's annual exhibition — one that showed "the most originality of subject, beauty of design and drawing, and finesse of color and skill of execution". The prize was founded in 1879 by Russell Smith in memory of his deceased daughter, artist Mary Russell Smith. It was awarded from 1879 to 1968.

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