Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abel I. Smith (1877-1949)
Title
Abel I. Smith (1877-1949)
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 34 x 1 in. ( 101.6 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Abel I. Smith (son of the subject)
Object Number
1977.75
Marks
signature and date: TL: DEWITT M. LOCKMAN 1924-5
Gallery Label
Born in Jersey City, graduated Stevens Institute in 1898, New York Law School in 1901. From 1909-12 served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern district of New York. In 1912 served as Assistant U.S. Attorney General and again in 1917-1919 (during this latter period he was in charge of espionage cases developed through naval intelligence). Retired lawyer of New York and Norfolk, Conn. practiced in New York, 1901-45.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
