Drawing
- Title:
- John G. Winant
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 2001.026.02
- Creator:
- Woolf, Samuel J. (1880-1948)
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Drawing. Portrait of John G. Winant (1889-1947), by Samuel J. Woolf (1880-1948), 1936. Charcoal and chalk on paper. Signed "S.J. Woolf" in pencil, lower right. Pencil inscription at bottom: "#17[in circle] 1.5 cols x 5.25 screen overall". Stamped on reverse in blue ink, "S.J. Woolf". Paper maker's embossed lettering along left edge: "ANGNES MANUFRES GANSON MONTCOLFIER VIDALON-LES-ANNONAY".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-24.5 W-19.75 inches
- Provenance:
- John Gilbert Winant (1889-1947) was Governor of N.H. in 1925-26, and again in 1931-34. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain during World War II. This drawing was done for an article in Newsweek Magazine, Oct. 10, 1936. The donor bought it at auction after 1995.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thorner
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