William Merchant Richardson French, Director of Art Institute 1879-1914

Arts of the Americas

c. 1905

Louis Betts
American, 1873–1961

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Louis Betts
Title: William Merchant Richardson French, Director of Art Institute 1879-1914
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1905
Medium: Oil on canvas
Inscriptions: Signed lower left: Louis Betts
Dimensions: 129.5 × 88.9 cm (51 × 35 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William M. R. French
Reference Number: 1908.46

Indianapolis, J. Herron AI, Dec. 11, 1912–Dec. 8, 1913.
Minnesota State Art Association, Apr. 22–July 27, 1912.
Studebaker Theater (N. Trust play), May 4–6, 1939.

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