Artist:

Moses Wainer Dykaar, born Vilna, Russia 1884-died New York City 1933  Search this

Sitter:

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge  Search this

Medium:

marble

Dimensions:

18 x 17 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (45.6 x 45.7 x 20.4 cm.)

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

before 1927

Luce Center Label:

Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge was an extremely popular first lady, nicknamed “sunshine” by the Secret Service for her cheerful personality. She received a gold medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences for her “fine personal influence exerted as first lady of the land” and in 1931 was voted one of America’s greatest living women. She met Calvin Coolidge while teaching at the Clarke Institute for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, and they were married in 1905. Moses Dykaar modeled portraits of both Grace and Calvin Coolidge during their time in the White House.

Topic:

Portrait female\bust  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David E. Dykaar

Object number:

1965.15.1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk717326b08-c434-48f2-b59c-b59e800f6bd0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1965.15.1