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Romaldita
Romaldita
Romaldita

Romaldita

Artist (American, 1878 - 1936)
Datec. 1922
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 25 inches (76.2 × 63.5 cm)
Frame: 35 1/8 × 30 1/4 × 3 inches (89.2 × 76.8 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999
Object number31.21.401
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextWomen often seem to be marginalized in Western art. Yet Dunton created strong images of women as in this painting of a model that he titled Romaldita. This mounted woman is glamorous yet conveys mastery of her world. She wears up-to-date attire of fashionable knitted hat and hip-length sweater as she rides horseback. She indicates the presence of the modern New Woman in the American desert West.
ProvenanceNelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Transferred August 31, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark
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