Maksim Litvinov, delegate from the Soviet Union, speaking at the League of Nations

League of Nations

Geneva, Switzerland

Object Details

Title:

Date:

c. 1927

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Medium:

White chalk on black paper on white board under framing mat of light gray board

Dimensions

8 7/8 x 6 ¼ in.

Classification

Drawings-watercolors

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[bottom left of white board, below drawing, in graphite]: Litvinov speaking at / the League of Nations; [bottom right of white board, below drawing, in graphite]: by Violet Oakley; [detached label in black ink]: League of Nations Series / Litvinov / Foreign Commissar of / the U.S.S.R / now Ambassador to / the U.S.A / [torn away] OakleyMaksim Litvinov was a Soviet diplomat, who served as commissar of foreign affairs and later as ambassador to the United States. As a member of the preparatory commission for the League of Nations’ World Disarmament Conference (1927–30), Litvinov proposed sweeping programs that established his prominence in world disarmament advocacy.

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