Louis Betts (1873-1961) [H NRA 1956-1961] : Presidential portrait of Percy Frederick Albee (1883-1959) [H NRA 1946-1959], 1960.

SAL record control number: 163717 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: Presidential portrait of Percy Frederick Albee (1883-1959) [H NRA 1946-1959]  [from curator] ;

Alternate work titles:
2023 : Presidential portrait of Percy Frederick Albee (1883-1959) [H NRA 1946-1959]  [from curator] ;

Work date: 1960  [from front of canvas] ;

Work creator: Louis Betts (1873-1961) [H NRA 1956-1961] ;

Work medium: Oil on canvas ;
Work dimensions: 32-1/8 x 25-1/4 inches [unframed] |37-5/8 x 30-5/8 x 2-1/4 inches [framed] ;

Inscribed / signed front: 

Verso:

Marking type: Plaque on frame.
Location: Lower middle front frame.
Text: ‘Percy Albee, President 1949-1953′.

Marking type: Label.
Location: Side of frame.
Text: ’19’.

SAL category: Oil ;
SAL sub-category: Portrait ; Presidential portrait ;

Archives of American Art subjects:
Art
Art — American
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Figure
Figure male
Portrait
Portrait — Half length
Portrait — Notable person
Portrait — Notable person — Percy Frederick Albee, 1883-1959

Description of work:

Provenance
ca.1960 SCNY New York NY, gift of the artist?, accession #2007.910 ;
1960 Louis Betts (1873-1961) [H NRA 1956-1961], the artist .

Exhibition history:
2023 SCNY Full house : presidents of Salmagundi February 19 – April 25.
2022 SCNY Portrait style : Salmagundi presidents May 31 – June 17.

References / citations:
– 2021 collection database, accession #2007.910.
– 1989 collection list, accession #O-99.

Notes:

Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=163717

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2021.163717

Record birth date:
July 4, 2021

Last updated: May 12, 2023 at 10:13 am