Profile Portrait of Sir Esme Howard (1863-1939)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1930
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.93
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Wm. H. Walker"
inscription and date: upper right: "Pilgrim Dinner / Plaza - Feb 20/30"
inscription: lower left: "Sir Esme Howard / Retiring British Ambassador"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker"; inscribed at upper right: "Pilgrim Dinner / Plaza -- Feb 20/30"; at lower left: "Sir Esme Howard / Retiring British Ambassador"
Gallery Label:
The subject was British Ambassador to the United States from 1924 to 1930.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
44367
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Hugh Lincoln Cooper 1865-1937)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1930
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.91
Marks:
signature: lower right: "WHWalker"
date: lower left: "Jan/30"
inscription: lower center: "Hugh L. Cooper"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Wm.H. Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "Jan/30"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Hugh L. Cooper"
Gallery Label:
Hugh Lincoln Cooper (1865-1937) was a hydraulic engineer who was well-known for his work on major projects.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
44366
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/16 x 3 3/8 in. ( 16 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.89
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Wm HWalker"
inscription and date: lower center: "Roy Chapman Andrews / Jan 29/29"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "Jan 29/29"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Roy Chapman Andrews"
Gallery Label:
Roy Chapman Andrews was an explorer and zoologist. He wrote of his experience as leader of the Central Asiatic Expedition in a bestselling book, "On the Trail of Ancient Man" (1926).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44365
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Sir Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper with printed verso
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 13 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.87
Marks:
inscription, date, and signature: upper center: "Sir Ramsay MacDonald" and left: "Sketched at / Luncheon / given in / his honor / at "The Astor" / Oct 11/29 / [by?] / Wm H Walker"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at upper left in graphite: "Sir Ramsay MacDonald / Sketched at / Luncheon / given in / his honor / at 'The Astor' / Oct 11/29 / by / Wm H Walker"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a British labor leader and statesman. He was Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1929, when this sketch was made.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44364
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of an Unidentified Naval Officer; verso: unfinished portrait of a man
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1845-60
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and glazing over photo-sensitized image on thin board
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 6 in. ( 17.8 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Object Number:
X.235
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44362
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of John Drinkwater (1882-1937)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/16 x 4 3/8 in. ( 16 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.85
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm. H. Walker"
inscription and date: lower right: "John Drinkwater / Dutch Treat / N. Y. / 30-4-29"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker"; signed by sitter at lower right: "John Drinkwater / Dutch Treat / N.Y. / 30.4.29"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a British actor, director, dramatist, poet, and biographer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44339
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of John Drinkwater (1882-1937)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/16 x 4 in. ( 16 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.84
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm HWalker"
inscription and date: lower right: "John Drinkwater / Dutch Treat / N. Y. / 30-4-29"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker"; inscribed at lower right: "John Drinkwater / Dutch Treat / N.Y / 30-4-29"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a British actor, director, dramatist, poet, and biographer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44338
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Mr. Williams
Classification:
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in. ( 16.2 x 11.3 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.83
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Wm. H. Walker"
inscriptions and date: lower right: "[Rev.?] E Williams / Mar 12" '29" and lower left: "DUTCH TREAT"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "DUTCH TREAT"; at right: "Mar 12'' 29"; signed by sitter at lower center: "[illegible] Williams"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44337
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Joan Lowell (1902-1967)
Classification:
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in. ( 16.2 x 11.3 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.82
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm H Walker"
inscriptions and date: lower center: "Joan Lowell" and lower right: "Dutch Treat Club / Mar 19" 29"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; inscribed at lower right: "Dutch Treat Club / Mar 19'' 29"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Joan Lowell"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a moving picture actress and author. Joan Lowell was her stage name.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44336
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of John Henry Meers
Classification:
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in. ( 15.9 x 11.3 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.81
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm HWalker"
inscription and date: lower right: "Record / Speed[in ship?] / Around the / World / 23 days / Feb 26 - 1929"
inscription: lower center: "John Henry [Mea. . .?]"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; inscribed at lower right: "Record / Speediest trip / Around the / Med -- / 23 days / Feb 26 -- 1929"; signed by sitter at lower center: "John Henry Meers"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44335
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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