Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
William McKinley (1843-1901)
Title
William McKinley (1843-1901)
Date
1901
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 40 in. ( 127 x 101.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number
1946.124
Marks
signature and date: lower left: "H. T. See / 1901"
Gallery Label
Although President McKinley was photographed many times during his political career, his likeness was seldom painted from life. This portrait was painted in January 1901, at the end of his first term in office, and only a few months before his death.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
