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Frank Weston Benson

Portrait of Isaac C. Bates, Esq., 1906

Description

Maker

Title

Portrait of Isaac C. Bates, Esq.

Year

1906

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

101.6 x 76.8 cm (40 x 30 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LL:F.W. Benson 1906

Type

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.910

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

Isaac Comstock Bates owned a successful pork-packing firm whose sugar-cured hams, kettle-rendered lard, and premium bacon were widely distributed and enjoyed “a high repute in the market,” according to one 1889 account.

A member of the Providence Art Club, Bates supported local artists but his collecting interests also extended from American and European paintings, prints, and drawings to Asian ceramics, textiles, metalwork, and stencils. At the time of his death, he was president of the Rhode Island School of Design. Gifts made during his lifetime and through a massive bequest in 1913 added more than 2500 works of art to the Museum’s collection.

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