The subject was a theatrical press agent.

The subject, a Russian-born pianist, gave annual recitals at Carnegie Hall from 1931 to 1953.

The subject, born Joseph Taylor, was a composer and music critic. From the 1920s to the 1940s he was the regular host of Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic radio broadcasts.

A native of southern California, baritone Lawrence Tibbett first sang on the concert stage in Los Angeles in 1917. He debuted with New York's Metropolitan Opera Co. in the role of Valentine, from "Faust," November 30, 1923.

Grete Stückgold was an English-American opera singer.

The subject was born in New York City, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Harris) Cruger. His grandfather, John Cruger (1677-1744), was the first of the family to come to America, and served as mayor of New York (1739-1744). In 1757 Henry was sent by his father to the countinghouse in Bristol, England, then a rival of London in the American trade. After serving as mayor of Bristol and as a member of Parliament, he returned to New York around 1790. He was elected to the state senate in 1792.

Prince Neuwied's studies and observations of the flora and fauna, Indian and frontier life, and the geography of the Mississippi Valley and the western territories were published in "Travels in the Interior of North America" (translated from the German and first published in London, 1843). This portrait was done in New Harmony, Indiana, where Prince Neuwied spent the winter of 1832-33.

White was born in Emporia, Kansas, and attended the University of Kansas. In 1895 he became the proprietor of the Emporia "Gazette" which, with White as editor, became one of the most notable small-town newspapers in the United States. He also wrote a number of short stories and books; among them are "The Real Issue and Other Stories" (1896), "In Our Town" (1906), "A Certain Rich Man" (1909), and "The Changing West" (1939).

The subject, identified only as "Mr. Wheelock" when the portrait was presented to the Society, is believed to be the oldest of nine children of Eli Wheelock and Hepsibah (Osgood) Wheelock of Calais, Vermont. The family moved to Massachusetts shortly after the subject's birth and ultimately to Boston where the elder Wheelock became connected with the old Quincy House hotel. Young Wheelock studied painting and architecture and worked in both fields in Boston from 1853 until his death.