Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Artwork under copyright: Artwork © Marie Weger Kleinbardt.
Portrait Painting of Marian Anderson
Artifact IDMO 1974.334
Object Type
Painting
Artist
Marie Weger Kleinbardt
(American artist, 1882 - 1980)
Date1952
Mediumpainting: paint (oil), canvas
frame: wood, paint
frame: wood, paint
Dimensionsframe H 26 1/2 in x W 22 1/2 in x D 1 3/8 in (67.3 cm x 57.2 cm x 3.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn oil portrait on canvas-covered board of American singer Marian Anderson (1897-1993). Against a rust-colored background, the head and bust view shows her turned partially to the right of the painting. She is wearing a multicolored outfit in muted earth tones, and a gold brooch with blue stones is pinned near the neck. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner: M. Weger.
The painting is framed in a 3½" wide gold and white frame with red undertones and a distressed finish. Attached to the bottom of the frame is a gold-painted wood plaque with black lettering that reads: MARIAN ANDERSON / by MARIE WEGER / Donated in Memory of Ernest S. Kleinbardt.
Historical NoteArtist Marie Weger (Kleinbardt) painted this portrait of Marian Anderson in 1952. Knowing of Eleanor Roosevelt's association with and admiration for Marian Anderson, the artist presented the portrait to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1964 in honor of her husband, Ernest S. Kleinbardt.The painting is framed in a 3½" wide gold and white frame with red undertones and a distressed finish. Attached to the bottom of the frame is a gold-painted wood plaque with black lettering that reads: MARIAN ANDERSON / by MARIE WEGER / Donated in Memory of Ernest S. Kleinbardt.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Marie Weger Kleinbardt in 1964.
Credit LineGift of Marie Weger Kleinbardt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyCopyright© Marie Weger Kleinbardt, 1952.
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