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Style Imitating Art: “Ladies Having Tea” by Frederick Judd Waugh

March 1, 2023 / 26 Comments
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art

I know, I know, I’m super late with everything this week, but I am slowly catching up after my vacation and hope to be back on track sometime this year. Without further delay, let’s get to some art inspired style!

About Style Imitating Art

Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of MeadowTree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog.

You don’t have to be a blogger to join! You are invited to share your images on Instagram or other social media platforms. Just be sure to tag Salazar, Terri, and Shelbee or use #TeamLOTSStyle and #StyleImitatingArt so the hosts know you have joined. Go have some fun in your closets and join the SIA challenge next week!

The Inspiration Artwork

The inspiration artwork was chosen by Terri. You can read why she picked this work here.

“Ladies Having Tea” by Frederick Judd Waugh
“Ladies Having Tea” by Frederick Judd Waugh
1890
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“Ladies Having Tea” by Frederick Judd Waugh, Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
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About the Artist: Frederick Judd Waugh

Frederick Judd Waugh was an American artist who specialized primarily in marine art. He was born on September 13, 1861, in Bordentown, New Jersey, to Samuel Waugh, a well known portrait painter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Mary Eliza Young Ward, a miniaturist. As a young art student, Frederick studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Académie Julian in Paris where he finished his studies in 1884. In 1885, following the death of his father, Waugh returned to the Philadelphia area and worked in commercial illustration for the next seven years.

In 1892, he married Clara Eugenie Bunn, whom he met during his time at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The couple honeymooned in England and Scotland and settled in Paris for two years. From 1893-1895, Waugh and his wife lived on the island of Sark in the English Channel where he embarked on a career as a seascape painter. They moved around England for the next 13 years before permanently returning to the United States in 1908 where they settled in Montclair Heights, New Jersey. (Fun Fact: I lived in Montclair New Jersey, from 2001 until 2003.)

While in Montclair Heights, Waugh had no art studio space until he received an offer from William T. Evans, an art collector, railroad financier, and President of the dry goods firm, Mills Gibbs Corporation. Evans offered Waugh a studio in exchange for one painting a year. The artist eventually moved to Bailey Island, Maine, and ultimately settled in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in 1927, where he lived for the remainder of his life.

As an artist, Waugh was highly acclaimed for his marinescapes which earned him the Popular Prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition five years in a row. He is the only artist to have accomplished this feat. In addition to his seascapes and marine paintings, Waugh also provided illustrations for various periodicals, painted and sketched legendary and mythological scenes, and wrote poems and short stories in the form of fairy tales and folklore for publication.

In 1918, Waugh was recommended to serve as a camoufleur for the United States Navy. The Design Section of the Navy’s marine camouflage unit was headed by Everett L. Warner and based in Washington, D.C., where Waugh was responsible for designing U.S. Naval ship camouflage during World War I. His system of camouflage was so effective that only one ship with his design was lost during the war.

Frederick Judd Waugh died on September 10, 1940, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, just three days before his 79th birthday. He was a very successful and prolific artist having produced an estimated 2,500 works during his career.

Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
About the Art: “Ladies Having Tea”

Ladies Having Tea is an 1890 oil painting on canvas by Frederick Judd Waugh which breaks from his well-known subject matter of the sea and other marine scenes. It features three finely dressed women gathered around a small cafe table in the corner of a dark and richly ornamented room. This work currently belongs to the permanent collection of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

I cannot find any other information about this work, however. I have no idea how large the canvas is or the dimensions of its large golden frame. I also have no idea who these tea ladies are but I would like to know them!

“Ladies Having Tea” by Frederick Judd Waugh
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Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
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Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
About My Outfit

As you know, I was on vacation and couldn’t get my outfit together for this art challenge until late yesterday afternoon. Being pressed for time, I quickly took my inspiration from the lady in black sitting on the left. I layered a long black lace maxi dress over a shorter black turtleneck bodycon dress and then I added a kimono with velvet flowers in burgundy to reflect the richness of the colors and the textures in the painting. My tall lace up boots seemed fitting footwear for the era of the painting as well as for keeping with my bohemian vibe. I added my thrifted wool ruana as my outerwear because it reminded me of the tan blanket/wrap draped over the arm of the lady in black’s chair.

As quickly as I threw his outfit together, I fell in love with the whole look just as quickly! I have mentioned before that I struggle with styling bohemian looks in the cold weather so I get extra excited when I pull off a winter boho style! And this is exactly the sort of outfit I would wear if I were having tea with my lady friends. How did I do? What would you wear for this challenge, or to a tea meetup?

Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art
Shelbee on the Edge, black lace maxi dress, velvet kimono, boho style, Style Imitating Art

Be sure to check out Terri’s interpretation of the artwork as well as Salazar’s take on it. And please visit Terri today to see her review post of outfit submissions. I love seeing all the interpretations in one place!

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

Linking up with these Fabulous Link Parties.

Outfit Details: Lace Dress and Kimono-Torrid / Turtleneck dress-Target / Ruana-Zara (Thrifted) / Tights-Sheertex / Boots-Steve Madden / Necklace-Traveling Chic Boutique, Asheville, NC / Gloves-Wona Trading / Earrings-Cato / Hat-Old

I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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