Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of John Henry Meers
Object Number:
1990.1.81
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in. ( 15.9 x 11.3 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm HWalker"
inscription and date: lower right: "Record / Speed[in ship?] / Around the / World / 23 days / Feb 26 - 1929"
inscription: lower center: "John Henry [Mea. . .?]"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; inscribed at lower right: "Record / Speediest trip / Around the / Med -- / 23 days / Feb 26 -- 1929"; signed by sitter at lower center: "John Henry Meers"
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.