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Artist
Emile Alexay, 1891 - 1949
Sitter
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 15 Oct 1872 - 28 Dec 1961
Date
1924
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
117.5cm x 79.5cm (46 1/4" x 31 5/16"), Accurate
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Rose
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson: Female
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dr. Alan Urdang
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.69.43
Provenance
(Willinger’s, Point Pleasant, N.J.); purchased by Alan Urdang, Westfield, N.J.; gift 1969 to NPG.
