Portrait of Dr. William Spoelhof

The painting depicts a man wearing glasses and an academic robe, standing solemnly against a backdrop of a medieval-style cityscape with a towering structure to the right, where a figure is intently writing at a desk, enhancing the scholarly atmosphere of the scene.

The painting depicts a man wearing glasses and an academic robe, standing solemnly against a backdrop of a medieval-style cityscape with a towering structure to the right, where a figure is intently writing at a desk, enhancing the scholarly atmosphere of the scene.

Name/Title

Portrait of Dr. William Spoelhof

Entry/Object ID

1952.1.1

Description

Spoelhof in convocation robe with buildings of a medieval city and a saint writing in a tower.

Category

Calvin Faculty Artist, Alumni Artist, Vault, Calvin University, People
Historical

Made/Created

Artist

Edgar G. Boevé

Date made

1952

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

24 in

Width

19-3/4 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

29-1/2 in

Width

25-1/2 in

Exhibition

Fyfe/Campus Plan Exhibition - Center Art Gallery, August 22 - November 3, 2023