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Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis (1895-1979), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Rand, Ellen Emmet 1875-1941  Search this
Subject:
Lewis, Wilmarth Sheldon  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery 8th & F Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 80.8.89
Date:
1931
Notes:
"National Portrait Gallery: Permanent Collection Illustrated Checklist," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Instit. Press, 1987, pg. 177.
Summary:
Portrait of Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis seated in front of a bookcase in his office, his body facing front, his gaze directed toward the viewer. He wears a dark jacket and vest with a patterned tie and a white shirt.
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Editor  Search this
Architecture interior  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08650405
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_370716