Woman Reading a Letter

Item

Title

Woman Reading a Letter

Description

This piece shows a woman in a dress with a corset and a wig, sitting at a wooden table, gazing off into the distance, with a letter open in her hands.

Creator

Bertha May Ingle

Date

c.1920: This is most likely a scene from the faculty play at Ontario Ladies College that Ingle made a poster for.

Format

Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore

Identifier

0193

Source

BMIAA assets

Type

Portrait/Genre

Original Format

Painting

Physical Dimensions

18 x 14 inches