Artist/Maker
Enit Zerner Kaufman
(1897 - 1961)
Admiral William Daniel Leahy (1875-1959)
ca. 1945
Watercolor, black ink, and gouache on heavy watercolor paper
Overall: 23 in. × 18 1/2 in. (58.4 × 47 cm)
Gift of Enit Kaufman
1947.172
Admiral Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa, the son of Michael and Rose (Hamilton) Leahy. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis from which he graduated in 1897. By the time the U.S. entered World War I he had risen to the rank of captain; by 1930 he had been promoted to rear admiral; and shortly before he retired in 1939 he was made chief of naval operations. He was chief-of-staff of the army and navy during most of World War II, and in 1944 was made admiral of the fleet.
DescriptionPortraitMarkingssignature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
InscribedSigned at lower right in black crayon: "Enit Kaufman"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Enit Zerner Kaufman
ca. 1940-1945
1947.232
Enit Zerner Kaufman
ca. 1940–1945
1947.165
