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B. I. Bell and Nicholas Murray Butler pictured in 1929 Year Book

Portrait of Stefan Hirsch..

Attributed to Nehemiah Partridge c. 1710-18, oil on canvas, 87¾ x51

Douglas Chandor’s portrait conveys the restless energy and multifaceted personality of the subject. A full-color rendering of Eleanor engages the viewer with her direct, powerful gaze as her hand lightly peels back a page from an open book. Below,…

albumen print on card mount, Emily Howland photograph album, p. 23

oil on canvas, 46 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 3 in

This portrait demonstrates Hirsch’s interest in the Precisionist style. The geometry of Elsa’s face is carefully highlighted as the tension between volume and expression is resolved in Stefan’s demanding draftsmanship.