Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Drawn Portrait of Elinore M. Herrick
Artifact IDMO 2009.8.2
Object Type
Drawing
Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf
(American painter, illustrator, and printmaker, 1880-1948)
Date1937
Mediumpaper, charcoal, pencil, ink
Dimensionsmat H 27 in x W 20 in (68.6 cm x 50.8 cm )
sheet H 25 3/4 in x W 19 3/4 in (65.4 cm x 50.2 cm )
sheet H 25 3/4 in x W 19 3/4 in (65.4 cm x 50.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA charcoal sketch of Elinore M. Herrick done from life. Done on buff paper, the head and shoulders portrait shows Herrick turned partially to the proper right. Herrick’s pencil signature is directly below the portrait: Elinore M. Herrick. The artist's stamped signature is in the lower left quadrant of the artwork page: S.J. Woolf. Stamped in red ink along the top of the page: [illegible month] 16 1937. Written in pencil and stamped in black ink in the lower right quadrant: #4286 / MAG / 5"w x 7½ "d / 4268.
The artwork page is mounted inside a window mat folder.
Historical NoteElinore M. Herrick (1895-1964), a specialist in labor relations, served on the New York Labor Board in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's National Recovery Administration (NRA). She was also an organizer and director of the American Labor Party's campaign for FDR’s reelection in 1936.The artwork page is mounted inside a window mat folder.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Stuart P. and Sue Feld in 2008.
Credit LineGift of Stuart P. and Sue Feld
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
Not on view