Silhouette
- Title:
- Gertrude M. Soule
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 2023.002.03
- Creator:
- Laughon, Helen (1919-2018)
Artist ; Laughon, Neville Elizabeth (1946-2011)Artist - Date:
- 1980
- Description:
- Print of a silhouette depicting Gertrude Soule (1894-1988). Full-length image of a woman standing, left side profile. Woman has glasses, a shin-length dress, and round-toe shoes with low heels. Signed in print with artists' monogram and date of 1980. Printed at bottom, "Original cut by Helen & Nel Laughon, Richmond, Va." Signed in blue ink, "Gertrude M. Soule". Note taped to back: "One of 3 surviving Shakers at Canterbury, N.H." Original silhouette cut by Helen Laughon (1919-2018) and Neville Elizabeth "Nel" Laughon (1946-2011).
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-7 W-5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by the donor during a visit to Canterbury Shaker Village in the early 1980s.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Nancy Norwalk
- People:
- Soule, Gertrude (1894-1988)
- Subjects:
- Shakers, Silhouettes
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