Word: portraited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Degas, who lived from 1834 to 1917, is known especially for his studies of dancers, for his realistic racing scenes, and for his mastery of design, although his carefully-composed portraits are of equal importance. The "Portrait of Jules Finot" and "Portrait of Diego Martelli" are excellent examples of this type of work...
With the acquisition of this portrait by the German artist, Hans Schleretch, which has been given the Law School by friends, there are only three Supreme Court Judges not represented in the collection by portraits in oils from life. Dean Pound of the Harvard Law School, who takes great interest in the collection, said that he was "afraid the collection could never be completed, as there are no portraits from life of the three missing judges, as there are none, as far as is known...
...with Hayes just inaugurated, the Philadelphia Union League Club decided it should have a portrait of the new President to hang on the walls of its new clubhouse. Eakins, a Philadelphian who had won prizes at the Centennial Exposition, was commissioned. Like most new Presidents, Mr. Hayes felt he had no time to give for sittings. Artist Eakins humbly suggested that the Chief Executive might allow him to set up his easel in the President's office and make a picture while the President worked. Mr. Hayes, an excellent if unimaginative man, was agreeable; he stripped off his coat...
...worked in his undershirt and a pair of overalls. (When the busy Chief Executive had to leave his office, Artist Eakins occupied himself with painting in a careful view of 19th Century Washington from the window.) Artist and President continued their- respective labors, and in due time the completed portrait was presented to the Union League Club...
...Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1923), Dr. Burgess became Bureau Chief. Just a month ago President Stratton, for a year now Tech's board chairman, was back in Washington, guest of his onetime subordinate at the bureau's 30th anniversary celebration and the unveiling of a Stratton portrait in the old institution...