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Galusha Aaron Grow

Portrait painting of Galusha Aaron Grow, three-quarter length, standing, in a black suit, white shirt, and necktie, left fist on his hip, right hand on a stack of three books/tiles/collection/2/2771.xml
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Portrait painting of Galusha Aaron Grow, three-quarter length, standing, in a black suit, white shirt, and necktie, left fist on his hip, right hand on a stack of three books
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Date

1891

Artist

William A. Greaves

Dimensions

53 x 41 in. (134.6 x 104.1 cm) Framed: 60 x 48 x 6 in. (152.4 x 121.9 x 15.2 cm)

Accession Number

2005.016.024

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

In 1891, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania commissioned artist William A. Greaves, a well-regarded portrait artist from the state, to complete portraits of former Speakers Galusha Grow and Samuel J. Randall. Grow posed for his portrait nearly 30 years after he served as Speaker. Both portraits were presented to the House of Representatives on January 22, 1892. The three-quarter length portrait depicts Grow as an older man than he was during his tenure as Speaker. The strident, firm pose, however, captures the spirit of Grow’s confrontational positions— particularly on the issue of slavery—that defined his early career.

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