Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portraits of Nathan Milstein (1904-1992) and H. H. Taubman (?)
Object Number:
1990.1.207
Date:
1936
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm H Walker / Dutch Treat / Mar 31/36"
inscriptions: upper right: "H. H. Taubman" and lower right: "NMillstein / NATHAN MILSTEIN / Russian violinist"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Dutch Treat / Mar 31/36"; at upper right: "H. H. Taubman"; at lower right: "NATHAN MILSTEIN / Russian violinist"; signed by Milstein at lower center: "N Milstein"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Milstein was a Russian-born violinist. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1987.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
