A portrait of the English poet Alexander Pope by Jonathan Richardson the Elder, with Pope portrayed seated and supporting an open book with his proper left hand. The painting is oil on canvas, inscribed "POPE" at the lower left corner.
Alternative Title:
Alexander Pope resting on an open book and Alexander Pope, full-length, seated, his left hand resting on
an open book
Description:
Alexander Pope (1688-1744), English poet., Gift of Joan Pittman Schnabel Rea, 1964., Jonathan Richardson (1665-1745), English artist., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744 and Richardson, Jonathan,--1665-1745
Subject (Topic):
Artists--Great Britain and Authors, English--18th century--Portraits
A portrait of the rare books collector and Sterling Professor at Yale Chauncey Brewster Tinker by Deane Keller and Theodore Sizer. The painting is oil on canvas, and is signed at the lower left: "Deane / Keller + / Theodore / Sizer / 1959." The portrait is labeled "Chauncey Brewster Tinker" above, and Tinker is also identified as "Keeper of / Rare / Books" at right. A plaque attached to the frame reads: "Chauncey Brewster Tinker 1876 - 1963, B.A. 1899, M.A. 1901, Ph.D. 1902, Litt.D. 1946 / Keeper of Rare Books, 1930-1963. / Painted in 1959 by Deane Keller / Gift of the Class of 1909."
Description:
Deane Keller (1901-1992), American artist, academic, soldier, and preservationist. He earned a BA from Yale University in 1923 and a BFA from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1926. Keller taught for forty years at the Yale School of Fine Arts, and during World War II was an officer with the Allied Forces's Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section. and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Tinker, Chauncey Brewster, 1876-1963
Subject (Topic):
Book collectors --United States --20th century and Yale University--Faculty