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Bernard Childs American
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The subject of this painting is Samuel Eilenberg (Warsaw 1913–1998 New York), a mathematician who was a professor at Columbia University for much of his career. He was also a prominent collector of Asian art, much of which was donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Title: The Mathematician
Artist:
Bernard Childs (American, Brooklyn, New York 1910–1985 New York)
Date: 1959
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 1/8 × 26 1/8 in. (81.6 × 66.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Judith Childs, 2000
Accession Number: 2000.429
Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Bernard Childs/Licensed by VAGA, NY
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