Drawing
Object number2008.42.1
Artist
Lawton
Framed by
Bark Framework Inc.
MediumPaper; Pencil
Credit LineGift of H.J. Heinz Company
DescriptionPencil drawing on white paper with rough edges, of two men in suits with red tomato with green stem sitting on shelf in front of them. The men featured are Jack Heinz and Tony O'Reilly. White board background.Dimensions30.375 x 38.375 in. (77.2 x 97.5 cm)Signed"LAWTON" bottom right corner, below art.
InscriptionsReverse:
Rectangular beige paper sticker label on top right frame, "OLLENDORFF FINE ARTS / FINE ART PACKERS AND SHIPPERS / NEW YORK / SAN FRANCISCO / [inside white box ] LOT NO. / 1593 / [inside second white box] PIECE NO. / 18".
Stamped in black ink on center back, "PLEXIGLAS / USE NO MASKING TAPE".
Stamped in black ink in lower left corner, "BARK FRAMEWORK INC / 85 GRAND STREET NEW YORK NY 10013".
Tied to metal wire is beige tag with "259" and "USX 60 / ZONE 1 / (9,9)" on reverse side.
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Historical NotesDrawing of Jack Heinz and Tony O'Reilly that hung in the Heinz USA Corporate Offices at the U.S. Steel Building; donated when they moved from those offices. Tony O'Reilly: In 1969, Sir Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly, Ph.D., joined Heinz--where he made his name in international business--becoming M.D. of the Heinz subsidiary in the UK, its largest non-US holding and the source of half its entire profit. He moved to the company headquarters in Pittsburgh in 1971 when he was promoted to Senior Vice President for the North America and Pacific region. In 1973, Howard Gookin and Jack Heinz made him COO and President. He eventually became CEO in 1979. O'Reilly earned his Ph.D. in 1980, with a thesis on agricultural incomes and marketing in Ireland. He became Chairman of Heinz in 1987, succeeding H. J. "Jack" Heinz II, becoming the first non-Heinz family member to hold that post. O'Reilly left Heinz in 1998. Henry John "Jack" Heinz II: (1908-1987) The grandson and namesake of the company founder, Henry J. Heinz, and father of deceased United States Senator John Heinz. Jack Heinz served as CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company from 1941 to 1966, a period a major growth for the company. He was the driving force for the creation of downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District, a major legacy of his work as a philanthropist and community leader.
Related person
Tony O'Reilly
Related person
Henry John Heinz
(1844 - 1919)
Related institution
H. J. Heinz Company
(founded 1888)
Related institution
Ollendorff Fine Arts
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