Nanny and Rose
Scott Prior
(American, born in 1949)
1983
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 67 3/4 x 59 1/2 inches (172.1 x 151.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Stephen and Sybil Stone Foundation
Accession number1984.135
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In the mid-1980's, Scott Prior turned to family and home as his primary inspiration. Working both from life and from posed photographs, Prior captures domestic intimacy - in this case the compainshihp between his wife, Nanny, and their dog, Rose. The artist has said that: "Nanny and Rose and the subsequent paintings… are very personal. To me they are like large snapshot photos, and as a collection they have become a memory album of my life. It has been my belief that the painted intimacies of ordinary life must be recorded and celebrated."
Provenance1984, sold by Alpha Gallery, Boston, to the Stephen and Sybil Stone Foundaton, Wareham, MA; 1984, gift of the Stephen and Sybil Stone Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 21, 1984)CopyrightReproduced with permission.
