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Portrait study of Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg (née Lucretia Mott Longshore)
Portrait study of Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg (née Lucretia Mott Longshore)

Portrait study of Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg (née Lucretia Mott Longshore)

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Object Details

Title:
Portrait study of Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg (née Lucretia Mott Longshore)
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Pastel on paper between hinged mats
Dimensions
27 1/2 x 20 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower right in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials; [verso in graphite]: Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg (wife of Philadelphia mayor)A Quaker and reform activist, Mrs. Blankenburg was a frequent speaker at public events on a variety of topics, including women's suffrage. Equally as dedicated to reform was her husband Rudolph Blankenburg, who served as Philadelphia's progressive mayor from 1912 to 1916.

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