Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915)
Object Number:
1949.71
Date:
1896
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 7 in. ( 23.2 x 17.8 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: upper right: "J. Allen St. John / '96"
Gallery Label:
The subject was born in Baltimore, a great-grandson of Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. As an engineer in New York, his most notable work was the foundation of the Statue of Liberty. He pursued painting as a hobby, but was eventually recognized as a professional. He created the illustrations for several of the books he wrote: "Charcoals of New and Old New York" (1912), for example. He also wrote several novels.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
