Portrait of Samuel F. Nixon
Object number2016.125.1
Photographer
Rembrandt Studio
Datec. 1908
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
MediumPaper/Wood/Plastic/Metal/Photographic Paper
Credit LineGift of Michael R. Doherty
DescriptionLarge framed sepia-tone photograph of Samuel F. Nixon. Portrait of man from knees up. Man stands in three-quarter view facing proper left, is dressed in three-piece suit, and has a slight smile and hands in pockets. Photograph is mounted in a large brown wooden frame with gold inset border. Plexiglas glazing. Reverse has brown backing paper and hanging hardware across top center. Newsprint remnants around the back of the brown wood frame.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 69 × 47 × 1.5 in. (175.3 × 119.4 × 3.8 cm)SignedPrinted in bottom right corner of photograph "REMBRANDT STUDIO / PHILA PA".
InscriptionsBronze plate screwed to front of frame at bottom center with inscribed text "SAMUEL F. NIXON / OCT 13TH 1848 - NOV 13TH 1918 / IF YOU SEEK HIS MONUMENT / LOOK AROUND YOU".
Historical NotesPhotograph portrait of Samuel Nixon (1848-1918) that hung in the Nixon Theater lobby. Samuel F. Nixon was the owner of the Nixon Theatre. The theater, located on 6th Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, was an ornate Beaux Arts structure, crowned by a large dome. It was built in 1903 and was torn down in 1950. During its lifetime, it was Pittsburgh's premier performance venue. The Alcoa building was built on the site. Nixon owned a string of theaters across the Midwest, but he was based in Philadelphia.
Related person
Samuel F. Nixon
(1848 - 1918)
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