Catalogue entry
JFF.741
Theodora
n.d.
Oil on masonite
14 x 10 in. (35.56 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and inscribed lower left: To Elihu Root, Jr./J.F.
The Century Association
Provenance
Elihu Root, Jr. to 1967
The Century Association, gift of Mrs. Elihu Root, Jr.
Exhibitions
The Century Association, New York, Sketches of Centurions from the Permanent Collection, 1995.
Hamilton College, Emerson Gallery, Clinton, New Jersey, Elihu Root, Jr.: Lawyer, Painter, 2004.
Published References
Mayor, A. Hyatt and Mark Davis. American Art at the Century. New York: The Century Association, 1977, p. 126.
Notes
Elihu Root, Jr., was a lawyer and amateur artist whose "large and splendidly detailed nudes were so popular, that as I recall, he was permitted and encouraged to exhibit both as professional and amateur" in the Century's exhibitions.--J. Kellum Smith, Jr.
Record last updated March 28, 2014. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Jensen, Kirsten M. ""Theodora, n.d. (JFF.741)." In John F. Folinsbee Catalogue Raisonné. www.johnfolinsbee.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=741 (accessed on May 3, 2025).