Hugh_L._Scott_Portrait.jpg

Artist



Alternative names	Robert Oliver Skemp
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	1910	1984
Location of birth	Scottdale
Authority file	: Q19631222 VIAF : 71140607 ISNI : 0000000078909725 ULAN : 500055682 LCCN : no2006027758 WorldCat

Title

Hugh Lenox Scott

Object type

painting

Date

1973

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 36 in (91.4 cm); width: 30 in (76.2 cm)

Notes

Hugh L. Scott, 7th Chief of Staff of the Army; Robert Oliver Skemp (1910-1984), portraitist and muralist, studied at the Art Students League under Thomas Hart Benton, Frank Vincent DuMond, and Robert Laurent; at the Grand Central Art School under Harry Ballinger and Pruett Carter; and at the George Luks and Charles Baskerville studios. He enlarged upon this background with study in France and Spain. During his career he received a number of awards for his work, which is represented in numerous collections. He painted the portraits of many prominent personalities, including J. Paul Getty of Getty Oil Corporation, Chief Executive Officer Walter B.Wriston of Citibank, and Chief Executive Officer Donald T. Regan of Merrill Lynch & Company. His portrait of Maj. Ge. Hugh L. Scott is reproduced from the Army Art Collection.

Source/Photographer

Hugh Lenox Scott on army.mil

Permission
( Reusing this file )

This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , it is in the public domain in the United States.

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Hugh Lenox Scott

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Hugh Lenox Scott