Lizzie May Ulmer
PainterPainted by
Nelson Augustus Primus
American, 1842 - 1916
SubjectPortrait of
Lizzie May Ulmer
American
Date1876
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 27 1/8 × 22in. (68.9 × 55.9cm)
Frame (height x width): 31 3/4 × 26 3/4in. (80.6 × 67.9cm)
Frame (height x width): 31 3/4 × 26 3/4in. (80.6 × 67.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length portrait painting of actress Lizzie May Ulmer by Nelson Augustus Primus. Ulmer is turned to her right, the viewer's left, and her face is seen in profile. She has dark hair that is parted in the middle, pulled back from her face, and gathered at the back of her head. She is wearing a blue bodice trimmed with lace and a ruffled pink decoration, possibly a brooch. In her ears she wears drop earrings.
Object number1967.1.1
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Elizabeth Keep Avery
