Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of Tito Schipa (1889-1965)
Object Number:
1990.1.109
Date:
1930
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription and date: lower center: "Tito Schipa / 1930"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed by sitter in graphite at lower center: "Tito Schipa / 1930"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
The subject was an Italian-born opera singer. He joined New York's Metropolitan Opera Company in 1932 but stayed for only three seasons.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.