Portrait of architect Wilson Eyre, Jr. and his sister, sculptor Louisa Eyre [Unfinished]

Object Details

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Date:

Date unknown

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Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

90 x 54 in.

Classification

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015

Description

Nationally famous Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre, Jr. was born in Florence, Italy and studied briefly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A Renaissance man, he designed innovative Shingle-style residences and country houses, was a founder and editor of House & Garden magazine, taught architecture at University of Pennsylvania, and was admired for his architectural renderings and watercolors. Louisa Eyre studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and at the Art Students’ League of New York, and became known for her sculptures of children.

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