Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Luce Center
John Greenwood (1760-1819)
Object Number:
1969.5
Date:
ca. 1790-1795
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/2 x 24 3/8 in. ( 74.9 x 61.9 cm )
Marks:
label: on back of stretcher: "John Greenwood / B. at Boston, Mass. May 17, 1760. D. in New York City, Nov. 16, 1819. / Served in Continental Army & [illegible] services throughout the Revolutionary War"
label: on back of stretcher: "Dr. John Greenwood of
Gallery Label:
The subject settled in New York City after the Revolutionary War and became a leading dentist, gaining fame as the man who made a set of false teeth for President George Washington. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his great-granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary McKaye Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
