Museum Collections
Luce Center
Profile Portrait of Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960)
Object Number:
1990.1.50
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on paper with printed verso
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "W.H.W. / 1927"
inscription: lower center: "Roy Chapman Andrews"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "W.H.W. / 1927"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Roy Chapman Andrews"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Roy Chapman Andrews was an explorer and zoologist. He wrote of his experience as leader of the Central Asiatic Expedition in a bestselling book, "On the Trail of Ancient Man" (1926).
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
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