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Phoebe Dey oil in linen 18 x 14
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It was a true honor to capture the lovely Phoebe Dey on canvas. When I was contacted by Choate Rosemary Hall to commission the portrait for the newly named, Phoebe Dey House, and I saw the photo which they wanted me to base the portrait, my first reaction was, WOW..this is a special woman!
I could see the integrity, strength and human goodness immediately in Phoebe's photograph.
The portrait brushed together like a breeze...when you have a subject of this quality and surrounded by so much love, it makes the job so much easier!
"The Dey family, along with present
and future Choate generations, shall ever be the beneficiaries of your accurate
and sensitive portrayal of dear Phoebe. And the most important tribute came
from your subject's first reaction to seeing her portrait, "I could not be
more pleased!" "
Charles Dey, former Head Master Choate
Rosemary Hall
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Phoebe Dey, reference photo for the portrait
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Phoebe, Charlie Dey and I, in front of her portrait
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Phoebe and I in front of the portrait....what an honor for me!
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The portrait hanging in its new home, The Phoebe Dey House, Head Masters Home, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut
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