Object Details
Artist
Moses Wainer Dykaar, born Vilna, Russia 1884-died New York City 1933
Sitter
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
Luce Center Label
Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge was an extremely popular first lady, nicknamed “sunshine” by the Secret Service for her cheerful personality. She received a gold medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences for her “fine personal influence exerted as first lady of the land” and in 1931 was voted one of America’s greatest living women. She met Calvin Coolidge while teaching at the Clarke Institute for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, and they were married in 1905. Moses Dykaar modeled portraits of both Grace and Calvin Coolidge during their time in the White House.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David E. Dykaar
Date
before 1927
Object number
1965.15.1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
marble
Dimensions
18 x 17 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (45.6 x 45.7 x 20.4 cm.)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Portrait female\bust
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1965.15.1