Cady’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
The Idols
Cady Wells American, 1904-1954
The Big Slide
Cady Noland American, born 1956
Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln
Leonard Wells Volk (American, 1828–1895)
Woman and Child at the Well
Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)
Green Drape 1
James Welling American, born 1951
Les-Parents-Terribles series: Well, now, Achilles...
Paul Gavarni French, 1804-1866
"Well Spring" Carafe
Designed by Richard Redgrave English, 1804-1888 Made by John Fell Christy, Stangate Glass Works (Lambeth, England, active 1840/50) Commissioned by Henry Cole (English, 1808-1882) for Felix Summerly's Art Manufactures (England, 1847-1850)
Gelatin Photograph 72, from the series "Gelatin Photographs"
A124, from the series "Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon (1840-41)/ Connecticut Landscapes, 1977–86"
A137, from the series "Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon (1840-41)/ Connecticut Landscapes, 1977–86"
Peasant Family at a Well
Master of the Children's Caps (Le Maître aux Béguins; French, 17th century)
Green Drape 2
Child's Crib Quilt
Elizabeth Wells Robertson (American, 1884-1956) United States
A295, from the series "Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon (1840-41)/ Connecticut Landscapes, 1977–86"
Green Drape 3
Pitcher
Designed by Clara Pauline Barck Welles (American, 1868–1965) Made by Kalo Shop (American, 1900–70) Park Ridge, Illinois
Joan, is there one law?
A21, from the series "Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon (1840-41)/ Connecticut Landscapes, 1977–86"
A15, from the series "Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon (1840-41)/ Connecticut Landscapes, 1977–86"
A127, from the series "Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon (1840-41)/ Connecticut Landscapes, 1977–86"