Large Oil Sketch: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Constance P. Beaty
Contemporary Art
In this painting, Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears with a calm yet determined gaze—perhaps a reflection of her stalwart position supporting gender equality, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ rights. Constance Peck Beaty also painted Ginsburg’s official portrait, which today hangs in the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
A frequent visitor to the Brooklyn Museum as a child, Ginsburg gifted this work to the collection in 2019.
A frequent visitor to the Brooklyn Museum as a child, Ginsburg gifted this work to the collection in 2019.
ARTIST
Constance P. Beaty, American
MEDIUM
Oil on linen
DATES
ca. 2015–2016
DIMENSIONS
42 × 34 × 1 1/2 in. (106.7 × 86.4 × 3.8 cm)
frame: 44 1/2 × 36 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (113 × 92.7 × 8.9 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2019.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
PROVENANCE
Before 2019, acquired by Ruth Bader Ginsburg; April 9, 2019, gift of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Constance P. Beaty (American). Large Oil Sketch: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ca. 2015–2016. Oil on linen, 42 × 34 × 1 1/2 in. (106.7 × 86.4 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2019.2. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photo courtesy Constance P. Beaty, CUR.2019.2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2019.2.jpg. Photo courtesy Constance P. Beaty
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Constance P. Beaty
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