Painter:

Luban, Boris 1881-1968  Search this

Subject:

Calvert, George  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Date:

1946

Notes:

King, Kira, 2023.

(Lower right:) Boris Luban / 1946 signed

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.

Summary:

Seated portait of George Calvert with a cigar held in his right hand. In the background is the interior of the Pratt Free Library with six replica portraits of the lords of Baltimore that Luban made for the Calvert family. Also included in the background is a painting of the Calvert family home Kiplin Hall in Yorkshire, England.

Topic:

Portrait male--Knee length  Search this

Architecture interior--Civic--Library  Search this

Object--Art Object--Painting  Search this

Control number:

IAP 78610057

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_480402