Ivy (Reclining with Blue Shirt)

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Ivy (Reclining with Blue Shirt)

Artist Mary Beth McKenzie (American, born 1946)

Date2015

Dimensions60 × 50 in. (152.4 × 127 cm)
Frame: 61 1/2 × 51 1/2 in. (156.2 × 130.8 cm)

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LineGift of the artist

Object number

2019.24

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02A, Wolfe

DescriptionIvy (Reclining with Blue Shirt) is a quiet, but very powerful portrait by Mary Beth McKenzie. The reclining subject, curled up with her head on a pillow, gazes wistfully into the distance.

Published ReferencesBarnett, Susan, Mary Beth McKenzie: A Life in Art, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, 2018 [exh. cat.].Exhibition HistoryErie, Pennsylvania, Erie Art Museum, Mary Beth McKenzie: A Life in Art, July 13-September 24, 2018.