Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
William Rhinelander Stewart (1852-1929)
Title
William Rhinelander Stewart (1852-1929)
Date
1923
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 44 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. ( 113.7 x 87.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Morris
Object Number
1954.50
Marks
signature and date: upper left: "Ellen Emmet Rand / 1923"
inscription: on back: "Mr. Stewart"
Gallery Label
Philanthropist and financier William Rhinelander Stewart was born in New York, the son of Lispenard and Mary Rogers (Rhinelander) Stewart. He was president of the Rhinelander Real Estate Co. and an officer of the Greenwich Savings Bank and the Corn Exchange Bank. As a philanthropist, he was active in the work of the Conference on Charities and Corrections and served as president of the State Board of Charities for twenty-five years.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
