Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815-1857)
Object Number:
1857.8
Date:
ca. 1850-1855
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. ( 61.6 x 51.4 cm )
Gallery Label:
Born in Benson, Vermont, the subject was the son of Rufus and Deborah (Wass) Griswold. He became a Baptist minister in 1837, but soon gave up the ministry for journalism and social reforms. He worked for Horace Greeley in New York (1839-40), and later as a book editor.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
