Professor J.B. Whittaker

Alexandrina Robertson Harris, Professor J.B. Whittaker, ca. 1920, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.3
Copied Alexandrina Robertson Harris, Professor J.B. Whittaker, ca. 1920, watercolor on ivory, sight 4 1⁄2 x 3 3⁄8 in. (11.4 x 8.6 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.3

Artwork Details

Title
Professor J.B. Whittaker
Artist
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 4 1⁄2 x 3 3⁄8 in. (11.4 x 8.6 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Whittaker, J. B. — bust
  • Figure male — elderly
  • Occupation — education — teacher
Object Number
1965.30.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.30.3

Artwork Description

J. B. Whittaker (sometimes spelled Whitaker) was one of Alexandrina Robertson Harris’s professors at Adelphi College, now Adelphi University, in New York. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.