Portrait of Stephen Foster
Portrait of Stephen Foster
Portrait of Stephen Foster

Portrait of Stephen Foster

Object number86.1.45
Artist
After (American, 1845 - 1940)
Date1920
MediumOIl on board; Wood
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Howard Carroll
DescriptionFramed oil painting on board. Bust portrait of a man leaning on a piano with his left arm and holding paper and pen is his right. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark bowtie.Dimensions18.25 x 15.25 in. (46.4 x 38.7 cm)
Signednone
InscriptionsMrs Howard Carroll/Foster picture/Copied from the/Original in the/Carnegie Gallerie/By M.B. Leisser

Red and white label on back: Stephen C. Foster/Mrs. H. Carroll

Gold plaque on frame: Stephen Collins Foster/Gift of Mrs. Howard Carroll
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Label TextThis painting is copied from a portrait by M.B. Leisser in the Carnegie Museum collection. Foster, considered the Father of American Music, and known for songs such as “Camptown Races" and "Oh, Susanna," is pictured leaning on a piano holding a piece of sheet music.
Related person (1826 - 1864)
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