Sidney E. Dickinson
American painter, 1890-1980
Mary and the Studio
1924
Oil on canvas
62 x 46 inches (157.48 x 119.84 centimeters)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Rodale, 1947.
1971.023.000

Sidney Edward Dickinson studied in New York at the Art Students League under William Merritt Chase and George Bridgman, and the National Academy of Design under Douglas Volk. Dickinson remained true to his academic training throughout his career, a stance that gained him many portrait commissions. This painting of his Carnegie Hall studio is a family portrait. The model is his future wife, Mary Watson. A portrait of his parents, made in 1919, hangs on the wall, and the artist has included himself in the right side of the painting.