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Artist:
Erastus Dow Palmer, 2 Apr 1817 - 9 Mar 1904  Search this
Sitter:
Nettie Fowler McCormick, 8 Feb 1835 - 5 Jul 1923  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 64.5 x 51 x 30cm (25 3/8 x 20 1/16 x 11 13/16")
Socle: 14 x 17.8cm (5 1/2 x 7")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1866
Exhibition Label:
Born Brownsville, New York
Nettie Fowler McCormick was an active partner in the work of her husband, Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper. After his death in 1884, she led the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company as one of the country’s first female CEOs and oversaw its transition to the International Harvester Company in 1902. The devout Christian McCormick was also a lifelong philanthropist. She donated millions to charity and supported more than forty schools and colleges throughout the country, particularly the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
Nacida en Brownsville, Nueva York
Nettie Fowler McCormick fue una socia activa en el trabajo de su esposo, Cyrus McCormick, inventor de la segadora mecánica. Tras la muerte de él en 1884, ella presidió la McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, siendo una de las primeras mujeres del país en el puesto de presidenta ejecutiva, y gestionó la transición de la empresa hacia la International Harvester Company en 1902. Cristiana devota, se dedicó a la filantropía. Donó millones a organizaciones benéficas y financió más de 40 escuelas y universidades en el país, en particular el Seminario Teológico McCormick de Chicago.
Provenance:
David Sellin [1930-2006]; purchased NPG 1993
Topic:
Nettie Fowler McCormick: Female  Search this
Nettie Fowler McCormick: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Nettie Fowler McCormick: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Object number:
NPG.93.379
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
On View:
NPG, East Gallery 133
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44b143825-e057-47e8-9549-eec0a5baae9d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.379