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Portrait of Gerrit Riley

Object number2019.137.3

Artist Edwin Garnet Riley (1880 - 1966)

Date1926-1929

MediumOil paint; Masonite; Gesso; Wood; Metal

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth A. Brown

DescriptionFramed oil painting on Masonite. Bust portrait painting depicts African American man in three-quarter view facing slightly proper left; subject's gaze is at the viewer. Subject wears a gray-black suit, white collared shirt, and black necktie. Subject has short black hair and a mustache. Background is medium brown. Gold painted wooden frame with ornate inner band and outer border. Masonite is overall slightly concave. Reverse of Masonite has applied gesso layer. Masonite is held in frame with nails around the perimeter. Reverse of frame has two eyebolts.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Framed): 24.875 × 18.875 × 2.875 in. (63.2 × 47.9 × 7.3 cm)
Height x Width (Sight size): 19.625 × 13.563 in. (49.8 × 34.5 cm)
Historical NotesPortrait of Gerrit Riley, son of artist Edwin Garnet Riley and Sarah Newsome Riley. Gerrit Riley graduated from Pharmacy School at the University of Pittsburgh in 1929.

Related person Gerrit Riley (1907 - 2002)

Related institution University of Pittsburgh

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