Portrait study of William Van Duzer Lawrence
Date
Date unknownMedium
Charcoal and pastel on canvas with framing lines in pastelCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
20 x 14 in.Description & Inscriptions
[verso label 1 of 3 in black ink]: Violet Oakley OP71 [in red ink] / William Van Duzer Lawrence / Preliminary study. Donor of / Lawrence College / Drawing on canvas; [verso label 2 of 3 in black ink]: 143 [in triangle]; [verso label 3 of 3 in black ink]: P-890
Making his fortune in pharmaceuticals in Canada, Lawrence moved his family back to the U.S. in 1888. His daughter Louise was a roommate of Oakley's sister Hester when both attended Vassar. Lawrence founded Sarah Lawrence College in Westchester, NY.
Making his fortune in pharmaceuticals in Canada, Lawrence moved his family back to the U.S. in 1888. His daughter Louise was a roommate of Oakley's sister Hester when both attended Vassar. Lawrence founded Sarah Lawrence College in Westchester, NY.
