Name/Title
PortraitEntry/Object ID
2025.26.1Description
Oil on canvas portrait of Dr. Wilhelm Raab, M.D. Dr. Raab is centered in the painting with a bookshelf behind his left shoulder and a blackboard behind his right shoulder. The blackboard features ECG lines and the chemical formula for a catecholamine molecule. Dr. Raab has spectacles, a red tie, and a metal medical instrument in his white coat pocket. The bottom left corner is signed, “Francis Colburn 1960.” The wooden frame has gilded elements and grey paint, and a plaque that reads “WILHELM RAAB, MD / CHAIRMAN DIVISIONS OF / EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE / UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT / COLLEGE OF MEDICINE / 1945-1960 / PRESENTED APRIL 26, 1960 / BY / THE FACULTY.”
The painting was presented to Dr. Raab by Francis Colburn when he retired as a gift from the Faculty of the Department of Medicine at the University of Vermont on April 26, 1960.Type of Painting
EaselArtwork Details
Medium
OilSubject Person
Wilhelm Raab, M.D.Acquisition
Accession
2025.26Source or Donor
Raab, Karl H.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Colburn, Francis Peabody (1909-1984)Date made
1960Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
PortraitNomenclature Primary Object Term
PictureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
34-1/4 inLength
42-1/4 in