Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Portrait of Josephine Hutchinson (1903-1998)
Object Number:
1990.1.156
Date:
1933
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/16 x 5 1/2 in. ( 20.5 x 14 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: right: "Wm H Walker / Feb 14/33 / D.T."
inscriptions: upper right: "'Twas Brillig'" lower center: "Josephine / Hutchinson" and lower left: "Playing Alice in Alice in Wonderland. / the Civic Repertory Theatre - "
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle right in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Feb 14/33 / D. T."; t lower left: "Playing Alice in Alice in Wonderland. / the Civic Repertory Theatre --"; at upper right: "'Twas Brillig'"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Josephine / Hutchinson"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Stage and film actress Josephine Hutchinson was born in Seattle, Washington. She established her reputation on the New York stage in the 1920s and early 30s before venturing to Hollywood in 1934. Her performance in the title role in the Civic Repertory Theater's 1932 production of "Alice in Wonderland," just prior to this shift in her career, was highly acclaimed by critics.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
