Claire Howard White Portrait
- Title:
- Claire Howard White Portrait
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Salisbury, Frank O. (British painter, 1874-1962)
- Photographer:
- Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela
- Date:
- ca. 1879-1885
- Location:
- Uris Library, Andrew D. White Library, Cornell University
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0326
- Accession Number:
- W84-69.1
- File Name:
- artsdb_0326.jpg
- Culture:
- British
- Work Type:
- portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Oil
- Subject:
- White, Claire Howard
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- Mrs. Claire H. White (1892-1982) was born in Washignton D.C. and was the wife of Andrew Strong White (nephew of Andrew D. White). “[Mrs. White] sang professionally in opera as as well as concerts under her maiden name of Claire Alcee. She made her operatic debut as Desdemona in "Otello" with the Philadelphia Grand Opera, and gave recitals in New York City, Philadelphia, Berlin and Paris.” [Obituaries,“Mrs. Claire White Dies
Was Professional Singer,” Syracuse Post Standard, March 27, 1982, Access newspaper archive. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Heritage Microfilm. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/].
Francis (Frank) Owen Salisbury was a British painter born in Harpenden, England. Salisbury studied art at the Royal Academy, London (1892-1897), and later in Italy, Germany and France. His notable portrait subjects included Mussolini, Churchill, and F.D. Roosevelt. He is the artist of the official Coronation portrait of King George VI. [“Frank Salisbury.” National Portrait Gallery, London, accessed June 13, 2012. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp07514&role=art
AN CHILVERS. "Salisbury, Frank O." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SalisburyFrankO.html]. - Source:
- IAN CHILVERS. "Salisbury, Frank O." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SalisburyFrankO.html
Frank Salisbury.” National Portrait Gallery, London, accessed June 13, 2012. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp07514&role=art
Obituaries,“Mrs. Claire White Dies
Was Professional Singer,” Syracuse Post Standard, March 27, 1982, http://access.newspaperarchive.com/ - Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.