Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
George Bliss (1830-1897)
Object Number:
1936.489
Date:
1891
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 22 in. ( 68.6 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: upper left: "Franklin Tuttle / 1891"
Gallery Label:
A native of Massachusetts, Bliss graduated from Harvard in 1851, studied law in Springfield, Mass., and was admitted to the New York bar in 1857. During the Civil War he was a paymaster for the state of New York with the rank of colonel. In 1872 he was appointed U.S. district attorney for the southern district of New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of John J. Lenehan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
