Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Two Portraits of Paul Whiteman (1890-1967)
Object Number:
1990.1.47
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 16.2 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "WHW / 1927"
inscription: lower left: "Paul Whiteman / PAUL / WHITEMAN"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "WHW / 1927"; at lower left: "PAUL WHITEMAN"; signed by sitter at lower left: "Paul White--"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
A conductor and jazz showman, Whiteman was a pioneer in introducing jazz music to the mainstream American public during the 1910s and 20s.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
