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Gift of Rena Koopman, 2007.24.1. Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2008 The Connecticut Historic…
Moses Fox
Gift of Rena Koopman, 2007.24.1. Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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Moses Fox

SubjectPortrait of Moses Fox American, 1850 - 1938
PainterPainted by James Goodwin McManus American, 1882 - 1958
Date1947
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x depth): 40 x 32 1/4 x 7/8in. (101.6 x 81.9 x 2.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Rena Koopman
DescriptionPortrait of a man, Moses Fox, seated in a chair. He wears a suit with a necktie, and eyeglasses. His hands are folded in his lap. The chair appears to be leather.
Object number2008.56.0
NotesSubject Note: Moses Fox (1850-1938) was the son of Gerson Fox, the founder of the department store G. Fox & Co. in Hartford, Connecticut. (Hudson 6/29/2007)
Collections
  • G. Fox & Co.
On View
Not on view
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about 1855
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S. Robert Pugliese
1911-1951
Medicine Bottle or Flask
S. G. Moses & Co. Apothecaries
1810-1880
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Jacob Louis Fox
1920-1950
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Dick Spafford
1947-1962
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Charles Noel Flagg
1905
Gift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman, 2007.24.206
Edward Saxe
1939-1965