Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Blake McGown (1861-1866)
Title
Blake McGown (1861-1866)
Date
ca. 1865
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 17 in. ( 53.3 x 43.2 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Henry P. McGown
Object Number
1918.31
Gallery Label
The subject was the son of Henry Post McGown and Mary A. McGown, and the brother of Andrew McGown III. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his brother Henry.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
