Portrait of Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), 1910

Item

Identifier: FA-PR-0129

Staff Only

Portrait of Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) still image

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Caltech Images is a collection of over ten thousand images representing Caltech's history and the people who have contributed to the Caltech story. It includes historic and contemporary photographs of people and places, reproductions of historic scientific artifacts and art, and illustrations drawn from Caltech's rare book collection in the history of science and technology.

Dates

Creation: 1910

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 photographs

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photogravure reproduction of charcoal-sketched portrait of Wilbur Wright, which was done by famous sketch artist Leo Mielziner (1869-1935), and is signed and dated by the artist. The sketch was done during Wilbur Wright’s 1908 visit and participation at the Hunaudieres Race Course and Camp d’Auvours, near Le Mans. Photographische Gesellschaft, Berlin, ca 1910.