MUSEUM OBJECT
Alt. Title:
Portrait of Samuel Pierpont Langley
Description:
Dimension:H:38.500in W:33.000in Framed
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Portrait with head and shoulders visible to above waist. Body slightly turned right, head facing forward. Figure wears red academic robe, brown coat and waistcoat, blue cravat. Signed "Lazar Raditz" in lower right corner. After ca. 1894 photograph.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Portrait of Henry Norris Russell
Description:
Dimension:H:48.000in W:44.000in Framed
Creator:
Butler, Howard Russell
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Seated three-quarter length figure, head and body turned right. Right hand holds book, and left hand holds gown. Background at left includes wooden table with books, papers, and microscope. Figures wears academic gown, black suit, tie, white shirt. Signed "H. R. Butler/ 33" on lower right corner.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Too fragile to measure
Creator:
Swann, William Francis Gray
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Insulated glass container with platinum wires, brass, and mesh.
Presented along with the papers of William Francis Gray Swann (APS Library).
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Portrait of Simon Newcomb
Description:
Dimension:H:43.000in W:37.000in Framed
Creator:
MacDonald, Charles Harold L.
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Head and shoulders of subject, slightly turned right. Wears robe, dark coat, and cravat with stickpin. Dark brown background. After ca. 1899 portrait by artist, who copied a 1897 photograph.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Portrait of Edward Charles Pickering
Description:
Dimension:H:50.750in W:42.500in Framed
Creator:
Thompson, Leslie Prince
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Three-quarter length portrait. Figure seated, both hands holding large book in lap. Body turned right, facing forward. Figure wears coat and waistcoat, shirt, cravat, and red academic robe. Inscribed "Copy after S. G. Putnam" in upper right corner.