Old Tailor

Name/Title

Old Tailor

Entry/Object ID

1972.1.1

Description

Gray haired man with mustache and horn-rimmed glasses sits on a table in front of a window shop. One leg pulled under, the other extended. The man looks down and is sewing some gray material. He has a ring on his right finger and is wearing suspenders, a white shirt, and blue trousers. On the table are scissors, a pin cushion, and spools of thread. A tape measure lies on the floor. It is signed "Byrum" in the lower left corner.

Type of Painting

Easel

Acquisition

Accession

1972.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Gift of Ray Hart and Charles McGonigle

Made/Created

Artist

Ruthven Holmes Byrum

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Canvas

Height

38 in

Width

32 in

Dimension Notes

41.75" x 36" framed

Color

Black, Beige, Brown, Gray, Olive, Peach, Red, Tan, White

Exhibition

EXH2021.3