Portrait study of Dr. Pedro Leão Veloso, chairman of the Brazilian delegation to the United Nations
Date
1946Medium
Graphite and black and white pastel on dark orange paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
12 x 9 in.Description & Inscriptions
[lower center in black pastel]: Brazil / Dr. Velloso [sic] -- Oct 29 [?] - 1946 [in graphite] / Violet Oakley [in graphite]; [bottom left in graphite]: Dr. Pedro Leao Velloso [sic]
Of Veloso, Oakley wrote, “An impressive person of mature years and experience in the ways of the world, his features indicate a long line of distinguished forebears. It is an antique profile, somewhat Dantesque; his polished dome reflects the lights of the ceiling in the Council Room in a veritable constellation: he shines crowned with stars.”
Of Veloso, Oakley wrote, “An impressive person of mature years and experience in the ways of the world, his features indicate a long line of distinguished forebears. It is an antique profile, somewhat Dantesque; his polished dome reflects the lights of the ceiling in the Council Room in a veritable constellation: he shines crowned with stars.”
