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Gift of William P. Conklin, 1974.95.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Hamilton Washington Conklin
Gift of William P. Conklin, 1974.95.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Hamilton Washington Conklin

SubjectPortrait of Hamilton Washington Conklin American, 1835 - 1905
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 30 1/8 × 25 1/8in. (76.5 × 63.8cm)
Frame (height x width): 38 × 32 3/4in. (96.5 × 83.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of William P. Conklin
DescriptionBust-length portrait of Hamilton Washington Conklin by artist Melvin B. Ray. Conklin is an older man with gray-white hair parted on his left side and with a mustache. He has dark eyebrows, blue eyes, and is wearing a white wing-collared shirt, dark suit coat, and a dark bow tie with lighter spots.
Object number1974.95.0
MarkingsLabel on back of frame: "ART DEPARTMENT / BUCKINGHAM & MOAR, / MUSIC AND ART ROOMS / 119 and 121 Genesee Street, / UTICA, N.Y."
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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