Name/Title
PortraitEntry/Object ID
2024.16.13Description
Oil on canvas portrait of Henry Holton by Scott C. Carbee. Dr. Holton stands tall against a dark background, looking just over the viewer's right shoulder and has short white hair and a medium-length white beard. He is dressed in a dark black coat and the white sleeves of his shirt are just visible at the wrists. His left hand rests on a stack of books. The painting is signed "Scott C CARBEE 1918" in red in the lower left corner and resides within a simple geometric-carved gilt frame. There is a name plate at the lower center of the frame that reads, "HON. HENRY DWIGHT HOLTON A.M, M.D. / BORN JULY 24, 1838, DIED FEB. 12, 1917. / FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND A MUNIFICENT BENEFACTOR OF THE AUSTINE INSTITUTION, BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT."Type of Painting
EaselArtwork Details
Medium
Oil on CanvasSubject
Dr. Henry HoltonContext
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Dr. Henry Dwight Holton (July 24, 1838-Feb. 12, 1917) was a general physician who moved to Brattleboro in his later life. He was involved in or established almost every medically-related institution of Brattleboro including the Holton Home for the Elderly and was one of the very first board members of the Austine School for the Deaf. His main concerns during his lifetime were for the betterment of medicine and education within the State of Vermont, and eventually rose to secretary of the Vermont State Board of Health, raising the health standards of the State of Vermont from 18th to 3rd in the United States. In his life he was president, or board member in many different organizations from international business to politics and taught surgery and medicine at multiple universities.Acquisition
Accession
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
TransferMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Scott Clifton CarbeeRole
PainterDate made
1918Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
40 inLength
56 in