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Professor J.B. Whittaker

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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.
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Alexandrina Robertson Harris, born Aberdeen, Scotland 1886-died New York City 1978
Sitter
J. B. Whittaker
Date
ca. 1920
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Medium
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
sight 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (11.4 x 8.6 cm) rectangle
Type
Painting-Miniature
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