Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Profile Portrait of Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)
Object Number:
1990.1.17
Date:
1924
Medium:
Graphite on ledger paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. H. Walker" and lower right: "Apr 1/24"
inscriptions: upper right: "'Mr. P'" and lower right: "Douglas Fairbanks / Dutch Treat Club"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker Dutch Treat Club / Apr 1/24"; at upper right: "'Mr. P'"'; signed by sitter at lower center: "Douglas Fairbanks"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Fairbanks made his first stage appearance in New York City in 1901. He later starred in motion pictures and headed his own production company.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
