Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Royal Samuel Copeland, M.D. (1868-1938)
Object Number:
1964.42
Date:
Early 20th century
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 28 in. ( 86.4 x 71.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
A native of Michigan, Dr. Copeland was a professor at the University of Michigan from 1895 to 1908 and later dean of Flower Hospital Medical College in New York (1908-18) and city commissioner of public health (1918-22). As U.S. senator from New York (1923-38) he was active in sponsoring legislation to guarantee the purity of food and drugs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Sydney Mayer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
