Julia "Dudie" Baird (1872-1932) was a leading artists' model in the 1890s and probably for a while longer. This according to several sources I found on the internet. What is lacking is biographical information about her as well as a comprehensive listing of artworks for which she posed.

Her most famous image is that of the body of the statue of the goddess Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. A biographical snippet related to that is here.

As this link mentions, she posed for Thomas Wilmer Dewing. She also posed once for Dennis Miller Bunker.

If readers know of other paintings or sculptures based on Dudie, please let us know in a comment.

Gallery

[Image]Diana as seen in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

[Image]Portrait in Blue - 1896
This and all but one of the paintings below are by Dewing.

[Image]Julia Baird photo

[Image]Portrait of a Young Girl - 1888

[Image]Portrait of a Lady - 1898

[Image]Brocart de Venise - c.1904
Based on facial features, my guess is that this painting and the one above it feature Dudie.

[Image]The Mirror - 1890
This was by Dennis Miller Bunker.