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May Suydam Palmer

ca. 1903
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
May Suydam Palmer (ca. 1870–1941) studied painting with John White Alexander in New York and sculpture with Auguste Rodin in Paris. She posed for several portraits by MacMonnies, some of which were painted at Giverny. According to the inscription on the portrait, it was given as a birthday gift in 1903 to the pianist and composer Courtlandt Palmer, the sitter's brother.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: May Suydam Palmer
  • Artist: Frederick William MacMonnies (American, New York 1863–1937 New York)
  • Date: ca. 1903
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 19 x 19 1/8 in. (48.3 x 48.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Courtlandt Palmer, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.220.3
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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