Herbert Henry Jacobs

Name/Title

Herbert Henry Jacobs

Collection

Artwork Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1979.8

Source or Donor

Frank Zeidler

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Louis Mayer

Date made

circa 1910 - circa 1920

Notes

Inventory card states that Louis Mayer is the artist although the piece is unsigned. The Smithsonian Catalog of American Portraits reports a date of circa 1910-1920.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

The work is not visibly signed or dated.

Dimensions

Height

19-1/2 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

8 in

Research Notes

Notes

This piece is mentioned in June Edlhauser's "Art of the State" feature in vol. 42, no. 20 of the Milwaukee Reader dated May 14, 1984 (attached).