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Portrait of Douglass Houghton (1809-1845), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Bradish, Alvah 1806-1901 (attributed to)  Search this
Subject:
Houghton, Douglass  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Portage Township Library 105 Huron Houghton Michigan 49931
Date:
Ca. 1850
Notes:
Michigan Artists Project Survey, 1973.
"Early Michigan Paintings, [exhibition at the] Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University, Nov. 21, 1976-Jan. 2, 1977," East Lansing, Michigan: Kresge Art Center, 1976.
Wallin, Helen, "Douglass Houghton: Michigan's First State Geologist, 1837-1845," Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, Pamphlet 1 Revised, Lansing, MI, 1970.
Image on file.
"Early Michigan Paintings, [exhibition at the] Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University, Nov. 21, 1976-Jan. 2, 1977," East Lansing, Michigan: Kresge Art Center, 1976, pg. 33.
unsigned
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Science--Geologist  Search this
Occupation--Political--Mayor  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70840128
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_133211