Florence Scott Libbey
Artist: Jean MacLane (American, 1878-1964)
Date: 20th Century
Dimensions:
H: 49 3/4 in. (126.5 cm); W: 39 15/16 in. (101.5 cm);
(Framed) H: 56 3/4 in. (144.1 cm); W: 46 3/4 in. (118.7 cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Florence Scott Libbey
Object number: 1938.22
Label Text:Portraitist Jean MacLane had a successful career primarily painting women and children, including prominent figures such as Elizabeth, Queen of the Belgians and Frances Perkins, who was appointed the first woman Secretary of Labor by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In the early 1930s, she painted Florence Scott Libbey (1863–1938).
Scott Libbey and her husband, Edward Drummond Libbey, generously provided the land and capital to build a permanent home for the Toledo Museum of Art in 1912. After her husband’s death in 1925, Mrs. Libbey became Vice President of the Museum. She renounced her life interest in a portion of her husband’s estate in order to build the Peristyle Theater and the School of Art and Design, a project that employed more than 3,000 during the Great Depression. Through their trusts, the Libbeys also provided the financial foundation that continues to help support the Museum’s general operations, educational programs, and art acquisitions.
Scott Libbey and her husband, Edward Drummond Libbey, generously provided the land and capital to build a permanent home for the Toledo Museum of Art in 1912. After her husband’s death in 1925, Mrs. Libbey became Vice President of the Museum. She renounced her life interest in a portion of her husband’s estate in order to build the Peristyle Theater and the School of Art and Design, a project that employed more than 3,000 during the Great Depression. Through their trusts, the Libbeys also provided the financial foundation that continues to help support the Museum’s general operations, educational programs, and art acquisitions.
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