Silhouette
- Title:
- George E. Smith
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1957.044.178
- Creator:
- Hammond, Harry P.
Artist - Date:
- 1896
- Description:
- Silhouette. Portrait of George E. Smith (b. 1874), by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1896. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profile of a man, facing right with short hair and bangs; wearing a collared shirt with tied cravat. Rectangular sketch extending upwards from the bridge of the sitter's nose. Pencil inscription lower center: "Geo. E. Smith / of Philadelphia / Drawn 1896 Newport News, Va". Identical image on reverse, but larger in size. Pencil inscription lower center: "Geo. E. Smith / of Phila. Pa / Drawn 1896 Newport News, Va / born 1874". The number "4" is written over the number "3" for the sitter's birth date. Unsigned. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-21.3 W-15.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Emma C. Hammond
- Subjects:
- Smith, George E
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