Henry Barrett Learned (1868-1931)
SubjectPortrait of
Henry Barrett Learned
American, 1868 - 1931
PhotographerPhotographed by
Alfred Cox
Date1895
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on coated paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 7/8 × 3 15/16in. (14.9 × 10cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 7/16 × 4 1/4in. (16.4 × 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 7/16 × 4 1/4in. (16.4 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait of Henry Barrett Learned (1868-1931) as an adult. He is sitting at an angle in a chair and is looking at the camera. He is resting his chin on one hand, with his elbow propped on the arm of the chair. He is grasping the other arm with his other hand, and that elbow is cocked out to the side. Henry is wearing a white collared shirt with a striped string bow tie under a vest and matching jacket, with pinstripe pants. He is also wearing pince-nez spectacles and a pocket watch.
Object number1988.85.124
MarkingsEngraved on recto, below image: "Cox 1419 MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "H. Barrett Learned"NotesDate note: Inscription on verso gives date as October 1895. According to biographical data included in the finding aid for the Henry Barrett Learned Papers at the Library of Congress, this photograph would have been taken during Henry's tenure at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. This particular print is on a coated paper and probably dates to a later period. "Henry Barrett Learned Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress." Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2013, https://findingaids.loc.gov/exist_collections/ead3pdf/mss/2013/ms013066.pdf.
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1910
Charles Brainerd
