Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)

1931

Oil on canvas

Overall: 50 x 40 in. ( 127 x 101.6 cm )

Painted from life for the Society

1931.44

This portrait is one of twelve portraits of eminent Americans presented by the artist to the New-York Historical Society between 1930 and 1933. The artist was a guest in the home of the former president for two weeks while he painted this portrait.

DescriptionA portrait of Calvin Coolidge and one of his many pets, his dog. The subject is sitting in a Queen Anne style chair in front of drapery and a plant place on a nearby windowsill. He is wearing a brown suit with a vest and a dark tie and is depicted with his right arm around a white and yellow dog, which is wearing a collar. Signed in lower right: DeWitt M. Lockman

Markingssignature: lower right: ""DeWitt M. Lockman" inscription: on back: "Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the U.S. / Painted at his home in Northampton, Mass. / November 1931. By DeWitt M. Lockman, N.A."

ClassificationsPAINTINGS