Woodrow Wilson
Wilson is shown seated, three-quarter length, bare-headed, wearing pince-nez, a suit, waistcoat and tie. His right elbow rests on a table covered with papers and books, his right hand holds a writing implement and his left hand rests is on his knee. The edge of an oval frame in the upper left corner. Based on official portrait of the president at the White House painted in 1913. The print was published in 1915 by George J. Beyer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woodrow Wilson
- Engraver: Timothy Cole (American, London 1852–1931 Poughkeepsie, New York)
- Artist: After Stephen Seymour Thomas (American, 1868–1956)
- Publisher: George J. Beyer, New York
- Sitter: Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th President of the U.S. (1913-1921)
- Date: 1914
- Medium: Wood engraving on Japan paper
- Dimensions: Image: 10 3/16 × 7 3/8 in. (25.8 × 18.7 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 1/8 in. (31.5 × 23.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Russell W. Moore, 1918
- Object Number: 18.82
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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