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Accession #	31.763
Artist	Eda Nemoede Casterton
Title	Mae Olson
Date	1906
Medium	Watercolor on ivory in brass frame under glass
Dimensions	Image (sight): 3 13/16 x 2 3/4 in. (9.7 x 7 cm) Frame: 4 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (11.4 x 8.7 cm) Frame (height with loop): 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Signed	Signed upper left: "Eda Nemoede 1906 / Casterton"
Credit Line	Museum Collection Fund
Location	Visible Storage: Case 47, Drawer C

Curatorial Remarks: Eda Nemoede Casterton was one of many women artists active in the miniature revival. She belonged to professional organizations, exhibited widely in Paris and throughout America, and taught the craft at the Art Institute of Chicago. Many revival miniatures, including this one, emulated contemporary trends in full-scale oil painting, especially the fashionable, high-society portraiture by artists such as James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. Such influences are evident in this work’s virtuoso brushwork, elaborate setting, and air of elegance.