The National Academy Jury of 1907
This canvas reveals Mora’s interest in reportage and his skill as a portraitist. Each member of the jury can be identified. For example, tall and thin John White Alexander—the seventh figure from the left—towers over the crowd. A few figures to the right of Alexander, the bespectacled William Merritt Chase stands with a cigar stuck in his mouth. Mora also included a self-portrait: he is the dark-haired man standing with his back to the viewer, leaning in to study the painting under consideration. Coats and umbrellas piled high on a bench and scattered papers on the floor lend a hint of benign confusion to the scene.
Artwork Details
- Title: The National Academy Jury of 1907
- Artist: F. Luis Mora (American (born Uruguay), Montevideo 1874–1940 New York)
- Date: 1907
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 32 x 45 1/4 in. (81.3 x 114.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Miss Rosemary Mora, 1941
- Object Number: 41.58
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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