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ELLIE ORFANOS Portrait of ACG President Dr. Kathryn McElroy (1944-1947) ca. 1947

CN: OrfE1947mcel

MT: oil on canvas, glazed within original wooden frame (53x39 / F:68x55x6)

TX: signed with brush at front lower right in Greek <E.Orfanis>, incised on bronze label at lower center of border <KATHRYN McELROY / 1944 - 1947>

IL: Megakles Rogakos 2008, #177

LC: Pierce College Theater Lobby

CM: The portrait of Dr. Kathryn McElroy by Ellie Orfanos was executed after the artist received her diploma in painting in 1946, when she was teaching art at The American College for Girls in Athens (1946-1955). This is a fine example of post-war portraiture, characterized by an economy of detail and stark realism, and known in art history as "Neue Sachligkeit" (New Objectivity). Despite her accomplishment in painting, Ellie Orfanos was eventually to become known as an expert on the technique of making mosaics.

[Megakles Rogakos 01/2005]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
ROGAKOS, MEGAKLES Silent Dialogues: Multimedia Portraits Throughout Time 2008 The American College of Greece - ACG Art, Athens