Accession #RS83.13

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Portrait of Henry Wade Witzman as a Child (1895-1954)
  • Artist:Unknown Artist
  • Date Created:ca. 1900
  • Owner/Location:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
  • Frame Dimensions:29 1/2" x 25 3/8"
  • Image Dimensions:23 3/8" x 19 7/8"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:31 May 2008
  • Condition:Poor
  • Description:Bust portrait of a child wearing a striped shirt and a taupe jacket. The child has short curly blonde hair and is set against a dark background. Oval canvas and frame.
  • History:Unsigned
  • Notes:Sitter is the son of Emile Frederick Augustus Witzmann and Susan Lang Witzmann who lived in Memphis in the latter part of the 19th century. Provenance: Given by descendants of the sitter. - Gift in memory of Mary Louise Witzman Gamble from her children Frederick, Martha, and Emile Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only.