Bonnie SCHEWKES Shadowbox Diorama
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Bonnie Schewkes (American, d. 2016) decorative domestic room diorama featuring John Singer Sargent's Madame X portrait over a fireplace in a sitting room, signed to reverse. The diorama is ready to hang and set under glass. Bonnie Schewkes was a New York artist who began to make dioramas at a young age. After attending Brooklyn College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, she started her own antique, decorating, and diorama shop in Brooklyn in 1972. This continued until 1988. Subsequently she worked with the New York Metropolitan Opera Company making dioramas based on a number of operas, including Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's Butterfly, and Verdi's La Traviata. Provenance: Phyllis Lucas Gallery, NYC. [Frame: 13 1/2" H x 10 3/4" W x 4" D]. Objects loose.
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Bonnie SCHEWKES Shadowbox Diorama
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