Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of Moss Hart (1904-1961)
Object Number:
1990.1.36
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left and center: "Wm H Walker Nov 1927"
inscription: lower left: "Moss Hart"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Wm H Walker Nov 1927"; signed by sitter at lower left: "Moss Hart"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
The subject, a playwright, began his career directing small theatrical productions. His first successful play was the light comedy "Once in a Lifetime" (1929). In 1936 he won the Pulitzer Prize for "You Can't Take It With You," perhaps his best-known play.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.