"Christmas"

Date1989

Artist Mattie Lou O'Kelley (1908-1997)

MediumPaint, either oil or acrylic on canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 24" x 36" Framed: 31" x 39 1/2"

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.

Object number2001.101.24

DescriptionBrightly colored painting of a large interior room in a house. The center of the room is filled with a large decorated Christmas tree, while around the perimeter of the room people are milling about. Some people are sitting on chairs and sofas, some are gathered around a piano, and others are standing and talking or working. A large table set with three roasted turkeys on it is in the lower right portion of the painting. Two white spotted dogs sit looking at each other while children play beside them in the lower right corner.
MarkingsWritten in black paint in the lower right corner "M.L. O'KELLEY/1989 #24", and across the lower center edge is the title: "CHRISTMAS"
ProvenanceDonor: Dr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.