Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Two Portraits of Jimmy Durante (1893-1980) and Profile of a Probocis Monkey
Object Number:
1990.1.220
Date:
1936
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm H Walker / Dutch Treat / Club / Nov 10/36"
inscription: upper left: "Great / J. . . y / Durante"
inscriptions: lower left: "Ape in / Martin Johnson / [Picture?] same day" and lower center: "JIMMIE DURANTE"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right: "Wm H Walker / Dutch Treat / Club / Nov 10/36"; at lower left: "Ape in / Martin Johnson / Pictures same day. / JIMMIE DURANTE"; signed by sitter at upper left: "Great / Jimmy Durante"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Durante was a musical comic who appeared in movies as well as on stage. He was born in New York City.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
