Portrait of Charles R. Crane
The present portrait depicts Charles R. Crane (1858-1939), well-known American businessman, industrialist and diplomat with ties to Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
commissioned by Charles R. Crane (1858-1939) of Chicago, 1912;
passed by inheritance to his daughter Josephine Crane Bradley (1886-1952) of Madison;
passed by inheritance to Harold Cornelius Bradley (1878-1976);
passed by inheritance to Ruth A. Bradley of Berkeley, CA;
donated to the Elvhjem Art Center, now known as the Chazen Museum of Art (renamed in 2005).
American Paintings from the William Benton Collection & the Permanent Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 20 February 2006 - 9th August 2006.
Record-Herald. "In the World of Art and Artists: Gossip of the Artists," The Sunday Record-Herald, Chicago, April 7, 1912. section VII, p. 4