Jane White Cooke (American, 1913-2011), Seated Nude, Oil On Canvas Board. Jane White Cooke was a student of the National Academy of Design, and was awarded a fellowship to study painting in Florence in the 1930s. She would later marry journalist Alistair Cook. Two of her works (those of Nathan Milstein and Alistair Cooke) are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. This portrait is of the daughter of friend and fellow artist, Beatrice Heide Thomas. Signed lower left. 39.75H x 35.625W x 2.0D in, Sight 36.75 x 32.625 in. All Measurements Approximate