Portrait of Man, Harvard University

1861

George K. Warren

Associated Names
George K. Warren

Artist, American, 1834 - 1884

The image shows an oval-framed photograph of a man captured from the waist up. He is seated and facing the camera with a slight tilt to his left. The man has short, slightly curly hair and a neatly groomed beard. His facial features are defined, with a focused expression. He is wearing a textured dark suit with a waistcoat, white shirt, and a bow tie. He holds a hat in his left hand, which rests on his lap. The background is simple and undistracting, consisting of a plain light-colored surface.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julia J. Norrell, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Common Ground: Discovering Community in 150 Years of Art, Selections from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 23, 2004 – January 31, 2005

Bibliography

2004

  • Brookman, Philip et al. Common Ground: Discovering Community in 150 Years of Art, Selections from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2004: 181, no. 172.

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, oval encircling image on mount in graphite; on verso of mount, center along vertical right edge: Warren; along lower right edge: Q1502; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2007.010.026

Wikidata ID

Q64154225

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