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Josephine and Adam
Mary Monrad Frederiksen (American, b. Denmark, 1869–1947)
Title
Josephine and Adam
Artist
Mary Monrad Frederiksen (American, b. Denmark, 1869–1947)
Date
c. 1930s
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 × 25 in. (76.2 × 63.5 cm)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Bequest of Bertha Mengedoht-Hatz
Object Number
1963.471
On View
On view
Provenance
The artist, Taos, New Mexico, before 1947;
Possibly purchased from the artist by Bertha Mengedoht–Hatz (1879–1963), Omaha, Nebraska, before 1947–1963 [1];
Bequest of Bertha Mengedoht-Hatz to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1963.
[1] Bertha Mengedoht-Hatz was a personal friend of the artist (see letter from Mary Monrad Frederiksen to Bertha Mengedoht-Hatz, 12 November 1942, Joslyn Art Museum, Object File). Frederiksen had also painted a portrait of George Hatz, Mrs. Mengedoht-Hatz’s husband. However, there is no known record of purchase.
Exhibition History
Angels and Urchins: Images of Children at the Joslyn, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, November 15, 1980–January 4, 1981, no. 25.
Animals in Art, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, April 29, 2025–September 13, 2026.
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