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Artist
Robert Lee MacCameron, 1866 - 1912
Sitter
William Howard Taft, 15 Sep 1857 - 8 Mar 1930
Date
1909
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
98cm x 81cm (38 9/16" x 31 7/8"), Accurate
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
William Howard Taft: Male
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Government official
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\President of US
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\Dean
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert F. MacCameron and his sister Miss Marguerite MacCameron
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.65.10
Provenance
The artist; his wife Louise MacCameron, Rochester, New York; his children Robert F. MacCameron and Marguerite MacCameron, Rochester; gift 1965 to NPG.