Artist: Joseph Thurman Pearson Jr.
Museum: James A. Michener Art Museum (Doylestown, United States)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
In The Twins: Virginia and Jane, which was awarded the Beck Gold Medal for portraiture from the 1917 Pennsylvania Academy Annual Exhibition as well as the gold medal at the 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia, Joseph Pearson subtly delineates the expressive movements of his daughters in order to isolate features peculiar to each.Describing the Pearson portrait as an obvious choice for the Beck medal, a New York Times critic underscored the subjects’ subtly differentiated gestures and poses:
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