Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Josephus Daniels (1862-1948)
Object Number:
1945.151
Date:
1918
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 50 x 40 in. ( 127 x 101.6 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "DeWitt M. Lockman N.A. / 1918"
inscription: on back: "Painted in Washington, D.C. / By DeWitt M. Lockman N. A. / July 1918 - From Life / D. M. L."
Gallery Label:
Daniels began his career as a journalist and newspaper publisher, and later studied law. Active in the Democratic party, he was a member of the national committee from 1896 to 1916, and played a major role in the nomination of Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Upon Wilson's election Daniels was appointed secretary of the navy, an office he held throughout Wilson's two terms and through the course of World War I. Daniels was secretary of the navy when Lockman painted his portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
