Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of Ruth Sears Baker Pratt (1877-1965)
Object Number:
1990.1.80
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in. ( 16.2 x 11.3 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Wm H.Walker"
inscriptions and date: lower left: "Ruth Pratt" and lower right: "DUTCH TREAT / Mar. 12 -'29"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / DUTCH TREAT / Mar 12 -- 29"; signed by sitter at lower left: "Ruth Pratt"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
In 1925 Ruth Pratt was the first woman elected to New York's Board of Aldermen. She subsequently served two terms in Congress, representing New York's 17th District (1929-33). She was the first congresswoman elected in New York State.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
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