Portrait #1460

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Carter, John Otey
  • Artist:Wetmore, Gordon
  • Date Created:1960s or 1970s
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:30 x 24
  • Image Dimensions:25 x 19
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  • Materials/Media:Oil
  • Date Documented:6 June 2008
  • Condition:Fair - repaired split
  • Description:Waist-length of subject seated and holding a book in this lap with both hands. His left arm rests on the arm of the chair, and he is wearing a navy blazer and grey slacks. His shirt is white as is his pocket handkerchief and his tie is a dark red. His body is facing three-quarter right and his head is turned so that he is looking at the viewer through heavily framed glasses.
  • History:Mr. Carter commissioned this portrait.