Portrait of a Princeton Student, Class of 1959

© Estate of Gillett G. Griffin

Portrait of a Princeton Student, Class of 1959

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Portrait of a Princeton Student, Class of 1959,

1959

Gillett G. Griffin, 1928–2016; born New York, NY; died Princeton, NJ
2019-439

Information

Title
Portrait of a Princeton Student, Class of 1959
Dates

1959

Maker
Gillett G. Griffin
Medium
Oil on fiberboard panel
Dimensions
30.5 × 20.3 cm (12 × 8 in.) frame: 38.7 × 28.6 × 3.5 cm (15 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David M. Robb Jr., Class of 1959
Object Number
2019-439
Signatures
Signed with monogram in red, lower right: G
Inscription
In red on paper label, verso: DAVID ROBB JR. NOV 20, 1959
Culture
American
Type
paintings
Materials
fiberboard, oil paint
Subject
portraits, students, men

Jane Howard Robb and David M. Robb, 1959-1972; Frances Osborn Robb and David M. Robb Jr., 1973-2019

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