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John Nance Garner

Portrait painting of John Nance Garner, three-quarter length, in suit, tie, vest, and watch fob chain, standing, his right hand in his pocket and his left hand holding a cigar/tiles/collection/1/1790.xml
Portrait painting of John Nance Garner, three-quarter length, in suit, tie, vest, and watch fob chain, standing, his right hand in his pocket and his left hand holding a cigar
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Date

1939

Artist

Seymour M. Stone

Dimensions

53 x 43 in. (134.6 x 109.2 cm) Framed: 53 x 43 in. (134.6 x 109.2 cm)

Accession Number

2005.016.039

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Seymour Stone’s three-quarter length portrait of John Nance Garner is the second commemoration of Garner's Speakership. The first, by Boris Gordon, had been completed in 1933, but this work proved unsatisfactory and a resolution to exchange the portraits was passed on February 6, 1940. Seymour Stone was born in Poland, but relocated to Paris to study at Académie Julien. Later, he moved to New York to continue training at the Art Students League. He settled in New York and became known for his portraiture, as well as his zoological and figurative work.

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