Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Luce Center
Profile Portrait of John Charles Thomas (1891-1960)
Object Number:
1990.1.201
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/16 x 5 in. ( 17.9 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: "WmHWalker"
inscriptions and date: lower left: "John Charles Thomas / June 11/35 / Dutch Treat Club / St. Regis"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "June 11/35 / Dutch Treat Club / St. Regis"; signed by sitter at lower left: "John Charles Thomas"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
An operatic baritone, Thomas had his recital debut in New York City in 1921. He performed with the Metropolitan Opera Co. from 1933 to 1945.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
