Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Reuben Eaton Fenton (1819-1885)
Object Number:
1942.103
Date:
1867
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 24 3/4 in. ( 76.2 x 62.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "AWT / Albany / NY 67"
Gallery Label:
Born in Carroll, New York, Fenton was elected to Congress in 1852 and soon after became one of the organizers of the Republican party (1854); with the exception of one term he remained in Congress until 1864. Subsequently, he served two terms as governor of New York (1864-68). His political career continued in the U.S. Senate (1869-75), but he eventually lost control of his party in the state to Roscoe Conkling.
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
