Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Emeline Smith Hawley (b. 1830)
Object Number:
1941.1048
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. ( 27 x 24.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject was the daughter of Charles and Mary Stiles (Holly) Hawley, and the sister of the artist. The donor, Adelaide Milton de Groot, was the subject's niece.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
